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&^ Although  this  Price  List  is  p7-inled  several  times  d  year,  as  a  geiierctl  thing  it  is  sent  to  custorfi- 
ers  only  once  a  year.  All  changes  in  goods  and  prices  are  given  each  mon(7i  i?i  Gleanings.  Will 
you  thereiore  please  preserve  this  until  you  receive  anotherl  Should  you  by  chance  get  more  than  one, 
wilt  you  please  hand  it  to  some  bec-Kccping  friend? 


Our  40th  Edition 


^  OF 

Implemsats  for  BeeG^lture  with  Directions  for  their  Qse. 

A.  I.  ROOT,    MEDINA,    MEDINA  CO.,    O.,  OCT.  1st,    1883. 


No.  1  shows  a  Simplicity  Hive,  single  storj',with  the  Enameled  Sheet  removed,  so  as  to  ?how  the 
10  frames  in  place.  We  are  obliged  to  have  the  Enameled  Sheet,  shown  at  No.  8,  flited  cloiely  over 
the  frames,  that  the  bees  may  not  get  to  the  cover,  or  it  would  be  stuck  so  tightly  to  the  frames 
that  we  could  never  get  the  hive  open.  For  wintering,  a  thick  cushion  is  used  above  the  Enameled 
Sheet,  and  placed  in  an  upper  story.  This  hive  is  shown  with  the  entrance  closed,  by  pushing  it 
back  squarely  on  the  bottom-board,  while  Nos.  2  and  3  are  pushed  forward  so  as  to  give  a  ?^-inch 
passage  for  the  bees.  In  our  own  apiary  we  use  Alighting  Boards  (which  see)  to  contract  or 
enlarge  the  entrances.  No.  2  shows  the  way  in  which  we  bank  the  entrance  with  sand  over  grav- 


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IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


el  or  cinders,  only  it  needs  smoothinfr  down  a  little 
more.  Cover  and  bottom-board  are  always  used  some 
eide  up.  Bottom-board  should  rest  on  Jour  half-bricks. 
No.  3  is  a  2-story  hive,  belnjr  simply  two  l)o<iies  one  over 
the  other,  with  the  cover  removed,  the  covers  and  bot- 
tom boards  being  one  and  the  same  thing.  In  the  fore- 
g round  are  seen  the  four  simple  pieces  ol'  which  the 
ive  Is  composed.  The  two  large  ones  are  of  course 
the  eide  and  end  of  a  hive,  and  the  strips  lying  on 
them  are  the  pieces  that  are  nailed  under  the  cover,  as 
will  be  readily  understood  by  looking  at  the  di.ngram 
on  page  7.  The  iron  frame  leaning  against  No.  3  is  the 
gauge  to  be  slipped  over  the  hives  ivhiie  they  are  be- 
ing nailed.  It  is,  inside,  2('ii^  by  1()  inches,  and  is  sliu- 
ped  over  the  hive  both  top  and  bottom,  like  a  hoop. 
This  holds  them  square  and  true,  and  shows  when  the 
stuff  is  just  right.  If  they  just  fill  the  hoops,  you  can 
be  sure  that  any  hive  you  have  will  just  fit  any  other, 
and  that  it  will  be  exactly  right  for  every  frame  in  the 
apiary.  If  </iei/ also  are  made  on  a  gauge,  as  they  cer- 
tainly should  he,  or  at  least  the  stufl'  should  be  cut  to 


fit  a  gauge.  No.  6,  is  the  chaff  cushion  division  board. 
No  12  is  a  Irame  containing  8  section  boxes  filled 
with  fdn.,  and  No.  13  is  the  same  with  the  tin  separa- 
tors added.  At  No.  2  we  see  one  of  these  frames  of 
sections  at  each  outside  of  the  hive  ;  this  is  the  way 
in  which  we  arrange  a  single  etory  for  comb  honey, 
leaving  the  brood  in  the  middle.  At  No.  3  the  whole 
upper  story  is  supposed  to  be  filled  with  these  frames 
of  sections.  No.  11  is  a  metal-cornered  frame  filled 
with  fdn.,  and  a  transferring  clasp,  No.  23,  is  shown 
pushed  down  on  the  top  bar,  as  they  are  used. 

At  No.  14  we  have  a  frame  of  "fancy"  sections. 
Number  1.5  is  a  spring  balance  for  weighing  bee- 
hives. No.  18  is  the  farmers  honey  box  that  is  the 
size  of  three  separate  sections.  No.  19  is  a  Sim- 
plicity feeder.  "We  should  have  added  in  the  proper 
place,  that  tho  artist  has  put  quite  a  number  of 
wires  on  the  grapevine  trellis,  while  but  3  are  really 
needed;  or,  in  fact,  the  vine  may  be  tied  to  a  single 
stake.  The  grapevines  are  also  heavy  with  foliage 
toward  the  top  of  the  posts,  in  the  hottest  weather. 


Index  of  Implements  for  the  Apiary. 


A  B  C  in  Bee  Culture .■» 

Aliirhting  Boards    3 

Alsike  Clover    2i 

Barrels  for  Honey    3 

Basket  to  be  hung  in  Ext'r     13 

Basswood  Trees 3 

Bee  Guards,  Jones's (1 

Bee-Hunting  Box     6 

Bee- Keepers' Medley      6 

Bees,  Swarms,  Nuclei,  Queens, 
and  Frames  of  Brood    . .    i 

Bell  Glasses 6 

Binders    6 

Bits,  Expansive     10 

Blocks,  Iron,  for  Metal  Cor- 
nered Frame  Making   ...  14 
Burlap  and  Burlap  Cuslilons.  .6 

Buckwheat    21 

Buzz  Saws    6 

"        "     Foot  Power    ...    14 

Cages  for  Queens    fi 

Cafipor  Rules       36,38 

Candy  for  Bees       6 

Cans  for  Extracted  Honey  . .  20 
Carlin '  s  Fdn.  Cutter      ....    10 

Chatf  Cushions      6 

Cheese  Cloth    6 

Cheshire  Rake.s— See  trans- 

FKBRINO  CLASPS      ..      ..29 

Circular  Saws    6 

Clasps  for  Transferring 29 

Climbers  for  Bee-Hunting  ...  6 

Clocks 40 

Comb  Bucket     8 

Comb  Foundation    8 

"  "  Machines  . .  8 

"  "  How  to  fasten 

In  Frames 9 

"  "  Parker's  Machine 

for  fastening  in 

Sections     9 

Comb  Guides 14 

Comb  Holder      8 

CornerM,  Metal,  Prices  of  ..  14 


Combs   in   Metal- Cornered 

Frames    

Crates  for  marketing  Comb 

Honey        

Cutter-head       

Dextrine       

Division  Boards      

Duck  for  Covering  Frames . . 
Electrotypes  of  Engra's  in 
Price  List  and  GleaN'gs. 

Emery  W'lu'cls        

Enameled  Cloth      

Extractors        

Wax    

Feeders       

Files  for  Circular  Saws  

Frame  of  Brood,  Value  of  . . 

B'rames,  all  Wood    

' '        with  Metal  Corners. . 
' '       Iron  for  n.ailing  Sim- 
plicity Hives    

Fountaui  Pump     

Glass  Cutters    30, 

Gla-ss  for  Bee-Keepers    

Glass  .Jars  for  Ext'd  Honey. . 

(ilass  Honey  P;iils  

Glkanings,  Back  Volumes  . . 

Gloves,  lliibbcr      

Granulated  or  other  Sugar 
Grapevines  for  Shading  Bee 

Hives      

Grindstone,  Foot  Power 

Hill's  Device 

Hammei-s  and  Nails  . .    16,.36, 
Hives        

' '     Chaff  or  Lan-n    . .     . . 

' '     Covers  of     

' '     Langstroth,  to  t.ake  a 
Sim.  Upper  Story    . 

' '     Nucleus    

' '     Kiibbets  for 

' '     Sim.  and  Combinations 

"         "in  the  Flat     .... 

' '     Story  and  a  Half    

Honey  Board 


Honey,  Comb    20 

Honey,  Extracted    20 

Honey,  Ex. , Cans  for  Shipp'g20 
• '    Glass  Jars  for  . .  20 
"       Knives,  Bingham's, 

Muth '  s.  Novice' s,  &c  21 

' '      Labels  for    21 

'•      PaUs    20,33 

How  to  .Send  Money    3 

Instruction  to  Those  Sending 

Orders    2,40 

Knives,  table 34 

Labels  for  Honey    21 

Lump  \iirsi>rv     22 

Maihiiir  lor  Pert.  .Separators40 
Machincrv  for  Making  Met- 
al Corners    14 

Machinery  for  making  Sec- 
tion Boxes    7 

Magnifiers     37 

Mandrels  for  ("ircular  Saws. .  .7 

Mat  for  Covering  Kranies 22 

Microscopes  land  bu.ik  lor).. 22 
Opera  Glasses  for  Kee  Hunt  'g22 

Paint -23 

ParalHne  for  Waxing  Harrels37 
Perforated  zinc  for  exclud- 
ing drones 22 

Pocket  Knives    34. :« 

Pocket  llules    35,38 

Prices  Fluctuations  in   . .    . .  2 

Planes 36,.39 

Planing  Machines    23 

Portico,  Detachable  ....  22 

Pruning   Saws  24 

tJueen-Register  Card 23 

Queens    4 

Rabbets  for  Hives     19 

Rates  of  Express  and  Freight 

Chai-ges     3 

Roller  for  Fastening  Fdn.  in 

Wired  Frames     10 

Salicylic  Acid  for  Foiil  Brood  '23 

Saw -Sets 7 

S.aw  Table  foi-  Hive  Making  . .  7 


Scales  for  Weighing  Honey.. 23 

Section  Honev  Boxes 26 

Seeds  of  HoMcy  Plants   24 

Separators,  Tin      26 

Shipping  Case  and  Honey 

Crate  Combined     20 

Shipping  and  Retailing  Case 

for  Comb  Honey    21 

Signs  for  Advertising  Hon- 
ey for  Sale 27 

Slate  Tablets 28 

Smokers 27 

Su^vu-,  .ill  I;inds 28 

Sohliiini-'' Implements    28 

S|ia(iii;.'-r.navds 27 

Stamps,  Kiibber,  Dating  and 

Addressing     28 

Stffam    Engines   for   Hive- 
Making     27 

Swarm  Arrester  or  Foun- 
tain Pump      15 

Swarming  or  Hiving  Box  ...  27 

Tacks      17 

T '  rrcd  pa|)er 18 

Tent  for- st'ttingover  a  Hive  29 

Thi-]iiioiiuters 37 

Tin  till-  Separators  and  Ex- 
tractors       29 

Tinner's  Shears  and  Snips. . .  29 
Tin   Plates    for    Retailing 

Honey 20 

Transferring  Implements,  29 
Veils  to  Protect  the  Face  .  .  29 
Wide  L.  Frames  to   Hold  8 

Sections     26 

Waterbur3'  Watches 40 

WiieTimied 10.29 

"     Cloth 29 

' '     Galvanized  Iron    .  .  .  l.S 

"     Nails     17 

AVired  Frames  for  Comb  Fdn  9 
Work  Box  and  Seat  Com- 
bined     29 

Counter  IVpartment  .  .  .30,40 
Wrapping  Paper^and  white)  29 


OUR  FBICE  LIST  FOB.  1883. 

Bee  keepers  who  are  ready  and  willing  to  work  for  their 
honey  are  all  busy,  we  believe,  and  are  all,  so  far  as  we 
know,  realizing  sls  fair  a  reward  for  the  time  and  capital 
invested,  as  in  other  kinds  of  business.  A  few  of  the  most 
keen  and  enterprising  are,  as  in  all  kinds  of  business,  far 
outstripping  the  rest,  and  it  rests  with  you  alone,  ray 
friend,  to  determine  what  place  in  the  ranks  you  will  oc- 
cupy. Just  one  piece  of  advice:  However  attractive  the 
wares  may  seem  that  we  are  about  to  describe,  we  would 
say,  don't  get  in  debt  for  them ;  if  you  haven't  the  money 
to  purchase,  don't  buy  until  you  got  it.  Be  humble  and 
satisfied  with  little,  and  let  your  ajiiary  grow  of  itself,  and 
be  self-sustaining.  I  say  this  because  I  really  do  not  wish 
you  to  be  disappointed.  If  you  study  the  subject  and  be- 
come thoroughly  familiar  with  the  bees  by  actual  work 
among  them,  both  capital  and  bees  will  come  as  fast  as 
you  can  handle  either.  I  want  to  see  you  all  prosper,  and 
to  do  so,  you  must  be  cheerful,  courageous  and  indepen- 
dent;  above  all,  don't  get  crazy  and  extravagant  if  you 
should  happen  to  get  S2.5  or  .<50,  as  tlie  proceeds  of  one 
colony  in  a  season ;  prosperity  is  sometimes  harder  to  bear 
than  adversity. 

It  has'ahvays  seemed  as  if  those  who  send  us  very  lart'c  or- 
ders should  have  a  little  better  rates  tbiui  tlu><.i>  wliii  order  on- 
ly one  article  at  a  time,  or.  say.  a  (lollar's  worth  of  (roods,  or 
8U(!h  a'matter.  Well,  the  truth  is.  (rienil>,  1  have  liirmeil  many 
articles  down  so  low  that  there  is  barillv  iuuim  lor  anv  discuuiit 
at  all,  especially  those  sold  at  ten  ami  InunlriMl  lates.  Howev- 
er, we  have  decided  to  make  a  iliscomit  of  two  p,r  cent  on  all 
eash  orders  of  850.00  or  over;  three  per  cent  on  SlOO  or  over, 
and  five  per  ce      on  orders  of  850O  or  over. 


of  a  few  articles  in  our  price  list,  such  as  tin,  glass,  sugar, 
nails,  honey-seeds.  .Vc.  the  prices  are  subject  to  change  without 
notice;  but  oui-  ciistoiiiers  may  i-est  assured  that  we  always 
give  them  the  lowest  juices  wc  c:in. 

!E3isx:>eciei,l    KTotloe. 

If  there  is  any  raistttke  in  goods  received;  if  they 
are  damaged,  or  don't  hai>pen  to  be  what  you  ex- 
pect, DO  NOT  RETURN  THEM  until  you  have  noti- 
tled  us,  and  we  have  directed  in  regard  to  their  dis- 
posal. Also,  please  do  not  be  in  haste  to  complain, 
invoices  explaining  things  are  sometimes  behind 
the  goods. 

r^-Plense  lie  careful  .and  make  vour  orders  PLAIN  AND  DEF- 
INITE. Careless,  hastv  lelteis  and  postals  have  cost  myself 
and  customers  HlNDllEDS  OF  DOLLARS. 


To  Those  Sending  Orders. 

If  our  patrons,  when  writing  for  goods,  would 
make  the  order  on  a  separate  piece  of  paper,  or  on 
one  half  the  sheet  so  that  it  can  be  easily  sep.arated 
from  the  rest  of  the  nommunication,  it  would  not 
only  often  prevent  mistakes  in  filling  tho  order,  and 
much  trouble  both  to  us  and  themselves,  but  it 
would  save  me  hundreds  of  dollars  in  the  time  of 
clerks.  We  like  to  receive  bits  of  bee  news,  reports, 
explanations,  questions,  &c.,  &c.,  even  chatty  visit- 
ing letters,  but  they  are  very  expensive  when  each 
one  of  three  or  four  different  clerKS  has  to  read 
such  letters  all  through  in  order  to  be  sure  that  the 
orders,  mixed  in  along,  are  all  properly  attended  to. 
Please  remember  this  when  making  an  order,  and 


MAKE  YOUR    ORDERS  FROM   THIS  CATALOGUE,  AND    CALL    THINGS    BY 
TH£  SAME  NAMES  THEY  ARE  CALLED  HERE. 


1883 


LM1^LEME24TS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


let  that  be  written  out  as  plainly  and  concisely  as 
possible,  and,  wlmre  your  HJxpiMS  or  Freignt,  Ojffice  i« 
of  a  aiffcrtnt  aaarens  from  your  Fostojftce,  pUa«6  be 
suuE  to  give  botli  very  distinctly,  iJiJVis'L'Y  and  all. 
'i'Uen  add  on  the  otder  halt  ot  the  sheet  or  on  an- 
other sneet,  whatever  else  you  wish  to  write,  and  1 
assure  you  we  shall  receive  it  with  pleasure,  and 
it  the  order  is  not  properly  hlled— why,  you  will  not 
be  to  blame,  at  any  rate. 

IMPLEMKNTS  FOR  THE  APIARY. 

We  continually  mrow  out  or  remodel  every  thing- 
in  our  ilm  wnen  louud  in  auy  way  detective,  ana  v.  e 
oiler  DoHiiug  mat  we  uo  not  approve  oi  auu  use  in 
our  own  apiary. 

We  can  siilp  promptly,  by  Freight,  Express  or  Mail 
(none  mailauie  except  mose  desiguateii,)  goods  men- 
tioned in  this  list  with  but  lew  exceptions, 
wives,  iiiXiraciors,  ace,  can  be  sent  much  cneuper  u> 
treigni,  out  in  tnis  case  tne>-  should  be  oiderea  turec 
or  lour  weeKs  beiortj  needca,  li  the  distance  is  con- 
siderable. During  tlie  months  ot  April,  May,  and 
June,  orders  may  sometimes  be  delay eu  several  days, 
but  our  customers  may  reiy  upon  receiving  nonce  at 
once  on  receipt  ot  all  remittances. 

At  the  prices  given  In  tnis  list,  cash  must  acconv- 
pany  every  waer,  unless  we  have  some  personal  ac- 
quaintance with  you;  the  sending-  ot  goods  C.  O.  U. 
entails  tbe  additional  expense  ot  returuiug  tde  mon- 
ey as  tollows:  15c  for  one  express  line;  ouc  tor  two 
lines,  and  4uc  tor  ibree  aitterent  express  Hues,  which 
must  be  paid  by  itie  party  receiving  the  goods.  The 
aoove  could  be  sent  by  P.  O.  Order  tor  iu  cents,  but 
still  we  will  send  theui  (J.  O.  D.  when  desired,  with 
ibe  exception  of  sucb  perishable  property  as  bees 
and  queens.  Orders  for  frames  or  nives,  of  dimen- 
sions differing  from  those  named,  will  be  liable  to 
some  adaitional 'delay,  especially  during  the  "Hon- 
ey months." 

EXPRESS  AND  FREIGHT  CHARGES. 

We  can  prepay  Express  charges  when  desired  to  do 
so,  and  i  believe  it,  as  a  general  tbing,  secures  a  little 
lower  rate.  This  i-eters  particularly  to  tne  Am.,  Ad- 
ams, U.  S.,  and  Union  Cos.;  rales  turougbtue South- 
ern Exp.  (Jos.  are  very  higb,  and  we  have  not  been 
able  to  make  any  arrangement  to  prepay  througd 
them.  If  goods  are  not  wanted  at  once,  tney  can  be 
sent  by  freight  at  one-half,  or  still  less  rates  ;  but  it 
is  very  unwise  to  wait  until  they  are  wanted  and 
then  order  by  freight.  As  an  illustration  of  cbargts 
we  nave  taken  l  lo.,  S  lbs.,  and  an  extractor  weigning 
about  40  pounds,  if  your  express  office  is  not  on  a 
main  line,  from  :J5  to  M  cents  more  must  be  added. 
This  is  rather  indenuite,  we  are  aware,  but  it  is  ttie 
best  we  can  do. 

Hives  in  the  flat  and  other  heavy  g-oods  can  be 
sent  by  freight  third  class,  at  the  rates  per  luu 
lbs.  shown  in  third-class  column.  Extractors,  and 
hives  set  up,  except  the  Simplicity,  go  at  double 
ffrst-class  rates.  JNo  package  at  third-class  freight 
at  rates  given,  unless  '4W  lbs.  or  over. 

RATE  AT  WHICH  WK  CAN  GUARiN'l-EE  EXPRESS.  |  FREIGHT. 

1-lb.  3-lb.          Jixlracioi-.  |  3U  Class.  Ubi.  1st 

Package.  Pkg.  lUlbs.  |  Per  lUO.    Per  100 

San  Francisco..  1  M  b  m  6stU|4  5d  ^ 

New  Orleans  ...  70  a  15  2  45  i  so 

uaiveston 65  2  05  3  d»  |  1  15 

Cincinnati 26  TO  80  23  90 

PnHadelpMa...  26  95  1  06  |  I'J            1  M 

Baltimore 25  40  1  00  i  46            102 

Washingion ...  26  40  1  10  | 

boston 26  45  1  35  i  .54             1  88 

New  York 25  46  1  25  |  4»             168 

Buffalo 25  40  90  I  25                   SO 

St.  bonis 26  45  1  40  I  50            160 

Cnicago 25  40  1  10  i  3y             124 

St.  Paul 26  60  2  75  I 

Kocnester 25  40  1  10  | 

Milwaukee 25  45  1  36  i 

Detroit 25  40  'JO  29  84 

Indianapolis....  25  40  1  00  |  36            110 

It  will  be  a  great  saving  to  you  to  have  your  freight 
sent  to,  or  via,  your  neai-est  large  town  or  citj\ 

|gS^ Unless  you  give  the  COUJNTY  in  which  you  re- 
side, as  well  as  the  State,  1  can  not  be  responsible 
for  errors  in  shipping  goods,  nor  where  names  and 
addresses  are  so  baoly  written  our  clerks  can  not 
make  idem  out  correctly.  The  small  gummed  labels 
we  furnish  at  $1.U0  per  lOUU,  containing  your  full 
name  address  and  occupation,  would  save  both  you 
and  us,  "'  a  world  of  trouble." 

HOW  TO  SEXD  MONET. 
If  you  do  not  wish  to  take  any  risk  of  loss,  send  P.  O. 
Order,  registered  letter,  or  get  a  JS.  X.  Draft.  1  have 
been  in  the  habit  of  advising  small  amounts,  say  $:i.w 
and  under,  without  reyistering;  and  when  losses  have 
occurred,  1  have  sent  the  goods  and  ashed  for  half 
price.    1  am  sorry  to  say,  my  friends,  1  can  do  so  no 


more.    The  following  letter  from  one  of  the  officials  of 
the  Postoffice  Dcpanmeni  explainx  the  rea^son: 

Friena  Koot;— The  fost-omce  Department  advises 
everybody  sending  money  by  mail  to  register  or  send 
by  money  order.  Several  thousand  men  are  em- 
ployed m  the  postal  service,  nearly  all  young  men, 
ana  experience  has  demonsiratod  tne  fact  that  it  is 
wise  not  to  tempt  them,  as  now  and  then  one  falls, 
and  the  punishment  falls  most  heavily  on  a  wife, 
child,  or  mother.  We  will  do  all  we  can  to  guard  the 
mails,  and  And  out  the  guilty,  but  it  olien  takes 
moutns  and  years  to  do  it.  Uan  you  not  advise  your 
customers  to  send  by  register  or  money  order?  An- 
other point:  people  are  tempted  to  ciaim  that  they 
sent  money  tor  the  purpose  ot  getting  goods,  in  order 
that  they  may  get  gooas  for  nothing.  Several  years 
ago,  Mr.  Vick  advertised  that  all  sums  under  $1.50 
cuuld  be  sent  at  nis  risk,  and  that  persons  remitting 
and  failing  to  get  seeds  could  notily  dim  of  the  fact, 
and  he  would  All  the  order.  In  less  than  three 
months,  he  had  several  thousand  alleged  losses  of 
less  than  f  I.5U  each.  U.  E.  Henmy, 

Special  agent  P.  O.  D. 

Cleveland,  0.,  March  15,  Isso. 

J^'or  jructiunat  pans  oj  a  dollar,  clean  postage 
stamps  are  acceptable,  and  we  can  use  them  of  any 
denominatio7i,  but  please  don't  send  stamps  unless 
you  are  obliged  to.  ONE  CENT  STAMPS  are  pre- 
ferred, but  wc  can  use  otheis  if  you  cannot  get  them 
conveniently. 

Canada  Stamps  we  can  use  also,  where  more  con- 
venient.   Canaaa  money  we  can  also  use  at  par. 

if  our  foreign  friends  will  send  us  Postal  Orders, 
payable  at  Medina,  Ohio,  it  will  save  them  about  5 
per  cent,  that  has  to  be  paid  for  exchange,  where 
they  send  foreign  drafts.  Bank  of  England  notes, 
etc.,  etc. 

H/e  always  consider  it  an  especial  favor  to  have  cus- 
tomers inform  us  by  postal  card  whether  goods  are  sat- 
isfactory; whether  our  mode  of  packing  is  efficient;  time 
taken  in  transit;  whether  Express  or  Freight  charges 
were  reasonable;  etc.,  etc. 

Respectfully,    A.  I.  ROOT,  Medina,  O. 


IMPLEMENTS,  AND  SUPPLIES  FOR 
THE  APIARY. 

Mailable  articles  are  designuteU  in  the  left  hand  col- 
umn of  figures  ;  the  figures  giving  the  amount  of  postage 
required. 

To  Canada,  merchandise  by  mail  is  limited  to  SH 
oz.,  and  nothing  can  be  sent  for  less  than  10  cts.  post- 
acre,  in  addition  to  price  of  the  article. 


ALIGHTING  BOARDS. 


ALIGHTING  BOARD,  DETACii^iJLE. 

These  are  intended  especially  for  hives  with  a  loose 
bottom,  but  can  be  used  on  almost  any  hire.  They 
are  fastened  to  the  bottom  board  with  a  couple  of 
screws.  The  entrance  is  closed  or  enlaiged  at  pleas- 
ure, by  moving  the  hive  backward  or  forward.  They 
look  rather  pretty  on  the  Simplicity  Hive,  and  are 
very  convenient,  but  1  do  not  think  them  absolutely 
essential.  See  hives.  Price  lOcts.;  by  mail, '25  cents. 
By  Express  or  Freight,  85c  for  10;  or  |8  per  100. 

BARRELS  rOR  HONEY, 

Price," $2,50 ;  ihe  same  wa.\cd  and  painted,  (3,50. 
For  directions  ior  waxing  and  painting,  and  all  about 
barrels  and  barrellnp;  honey,  8ee  ABC. 

BASSWOOD  (OR  LINDEN)  TREES. 

One  foot  and  under,  per  one  hundred %-i  00 

Same  by  mail 3  00 

One  foot  to  live  feet,  per  one  hundred 5  00 

Five  feet  to  ten  feet,  per  one  hundred 10  00 

These  will  be  taken  directly  from  the  forest  as 
wanted,  and  if  planted  any  time  after  the  leares 
have  fallen,  until  the  ground  freezes,  not  one  in  one 
hundred  should  fail  to  grow.  They  can  also  be  sent 
during  the  months  of  March,  April,  and  May;  and 
spring  planting  is  preferable.  For  a  description  of 
tbe  hasswood,  with  engraving,  see  ABC. 

Whitewood,  or  tulip  (also  called  poplar  In  the 
South)  over  1  foot,  same  price  as  basswood. 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


BEES,  QUEENS,  ETC 


three  times  that  of  a  dollar  queen.    For  definition 
of  Tested  Queen,  see  ABC. 


QUKENS. 

As  hy  tar  the  greater  part  of  the  queens  s<)l<l  are 
the  dollar  iiiicens,  \v(>  will  i;iko  tl.i'iii  as  a  stiinilard. 
Thfse  iin-  i|ue<  ns  icaicil  Imiii  an  iinpiirlcii  iiiulli.r, 
and  taken  from  the  his'e  as  soon  as  ihey  ha\u  bi;en 
laying  3  or  4  days  or  a  week;  and  they  are  called 
<lollar  (ineens,  hccanse  the  priee  is  J^I.OO  cape,  at- 
tendant bees,  and  all  included.  NOW  TAKK  NO- 
TICE. These  queens  can  only  he  fninishcd  for  a 
dollar  after  July  1st,  and  during  the  months  of  July, 
Aug.,  Sept.,  ami  Oct.  In  Nov.  (nn -foutth  more;  in 
December,  one-half  more;  in  Jainiary,  February, 
March  and  April,  double  price.  In  May  af,'ain  out- 
half  more:  and  m  June,  one-fotu-th  more.  It  is 
doubtful  about  our  being  able  to  furnish  dollar 
qtiecns  during  the  months  of  Dee.,  Jan.,  Feb.,  and 
March,  but  if  we  can  obtain  them  from  the  South  or 
otherwi.se,  the  prices  will  be  as  abo\e. 


QUEEN    IN   A  SECTION   BOX   WITH    Jg    POUND  OV   BEES, 
HEADY  TO  SHIP   BV   EXPItESS. 

.  Now,  ticarini.i  in  mind  the  ithnve.  the  price  of  a 
Hybrid  Queen  ui  pure  (|Uteii  found,  by  testing,  to 
have  met  a  black  drone)  will  be  h;ilf  as  much  as  for 
a  dollar  queen:  and  the  price  of  a  Hlack  or  Common 
Queen  will  be  one-fourtii  as  much,  when  we  happen 
to  ha\  e  them  on  h.ind. 

The  price  of  a 'I'esteil  (^ueen  will  be  twice  that  of 
a  dollar  (juecn  fortlK-  onlinaiy  run  of  Ihem:  but.  if 
we  select  the  largest  and  yellowest  and  those  that 
produce    the    hand-*omest    bees,  the   price   will   be 


QL'KKN  WITH  '4   eoONU  OF  BEES  RE.VDY  TO  SHIP. 

'J'lie  price  '  an  Imported  Queen  will  be  Hvc  times 
I  hat  of  a  doli..r  ipicen,  for  the  ordinary  run  of  them 
as  received  frt  ii  Italy;  if  we  select  the  best,  as  wo 
do  with  our  bes.  Tested  Queens,  the  piice  will  bo  Six 
times  that  of  a  dollar  queen;  the  price  of  the  poor- 
est, ilarkest.  smallest,  etc.,  will  bo  four  times  that 
of  a  dollar  queen.  I  believe  this  covers  the  price  of 
queens  the  year  round. 

PKtCES  OF  BEES  WITH  QUEEN. 

As  nearly  as  we  can  make  out  there  are  'MOO  bees 
in  a  'A  lb.,  and  we  have  ligured  the  price  at  exactly 
that  of  a  dollar  queen.  At  this  price,  they  should 
be  yoiMig  Italians,  not  old,  blacks,  oi-  hyVirids. 

I'rice  of  cage,  as  above,  prepared  ready  for  the 
bees,  15  c. :  the  same  for  a  whole  pound  of  bees,  25  c. 
If  wanted  by  mail,  double  above  prices. 

When  we  sell  bees  th--  c■^.s^'  is  alu-ays  included. 

If  you  purchase  a  pound  of  bees,  or  even  a  half 
pound  wiih  your  ()iieen,  you  can  turn  them  all  loose 
on  a  coml)  of  brood  from  one  of  your  own  hives,  and 
thus  Sii\e  iill  trouble  of  introducing. 

LJut  suppose  our  customer  has  no  bees,  and  wishes 
lo  buy  the  frame  of  brood  to  go  with  his  queen  and 
bees. 

I'KICE  OF  ..\   F1«.\ME  OF  BROOD. 

We  ha\  e  tixed  the  price  of  a  frame  of  brood  also, 
at  exactly  that  of  a  dolhir  (jueen. 

Now  observe  that  (Queens,  Bees,  and  Brood  vary 
in  price  with  the  months  of  the  year.  With  the 
prices  given  on  thi-si-,  you  can  readily  figure  the 
value,  or  the  cost,  of  any  colony,  by  taking  the  cost 
of  hixes,  etc.,  from  the  piice  list  on  hives.  To  make 
it  a  little  plainer,  we  will  recapitulate  by  means  of 
the  table  below. 

I{  EM  ARKS  m  REGARD  TO  THE  TABLE. 

BLACK  aUEENS. 
IHack  queens  we  agree  to  furnish  only  when  they 
happen  to  be  on  hand,  or  procurable.  Of  course, 
they  can  not  be  raised  for  the  price  mentioned. 
When  buying  blac'k  stocks,  we  cage  and  save  the 
queens,  aud,  with  our  present  facilities,  we  can 
keep  them  safely  in  the  ollice  a  month  or  two. 


TAt«l,K  OF  PIUCl  S  or  QITEKNS,  UEK 

8,  BROOD,  &C., 

FOR  E^ 

'ERV  M 

ONTII  I 
Aug. 

N  THE  ^ 

fEAll. 

ELACZ      i,>ueeiio 

Jan.  1  Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May 

JlHie 

July 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

.■lO  1        50 

50 

1  00 

2  00 

50 
1  00 

;j7i/s 

31 

25 

25 

25 

25 

31 

37^ 

H7BEID 

1    IH. 

1  00 

15 

tJ2 

.^>0 

50 

.50 

.50 

03 

75 

UNTESTED     "                       ■    2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

1  50 

1  25 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  25 

1  50 

TESTED         "                      :    4  00 

i  00 

4  00 

4  00 

3  00 

2  50 

2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

2  00 

3  50 

3  00 

SELECT 

K  (t(i 

6  00 

«  00 

6  00 

6  00 

4  .50 

3  75       3  00 

3  00 

3  00 

3  00 

3  75 

4  50 

INDIFFEEENT     In.porti-d 

S  DO 

«  00 
10  00 

8  00 

(i  00 

5  00       4  00 

4  00 

4  00 

4  00 

5  00 

6  00 

FAIR  Imported  Queens 

10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

:  50 

C  25       5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

6  25 

7  50 

BEST 

12  00 

12  00 

12  00 

12  00 

9  00 

7  50       C  00 

G  00 

6  00 

6  00 

7  50 

9  00 

1-2  LB.  OF  BEES  moqueeii)      1  50 

2  00 

2  00 

2  00 
2  00 

1  50 

I  25  j     1  00 

1  00 

1  00 
1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  35 

THAME  OF  BEOOD 

1  M 
3  '.5 

2  00 

2  00 

1  50 

125 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  35 

TWO-FEAME  OTCLEUS 
(No  queeiU 

5  00 

»  00 

5  00 

5  00 

3  75 

3  13 

3  .50 

2  .50 

2  50 

2  50 

2  50  1  3  13 

THEEE-FKAME  NUCLEUS 
(No  queen) 

r.  75 
15  00 

9  00 

'.)  00 

(i  75 

5  t)2 

1  50 

4  50 

4  50 

i  50 

5  63 

6  75 

COLONY  OF  BEES  in  1  story 
Simp. hive  'No    queen) 

20  00 

30  00 

20  00 

15  00 

12  50 

10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

EEMEMBES  THE  PEICES  OF  BEES  AN3  QUEENS  ON  THIS  PA5E  AEE  ONLY  FOE  nJL7,  AUGUST,  SEPTEIIBEE  AND  0CT0BE2 
IF  YOU  WANT  THEM  DUEIN3  ANY  OTHEE  UONTH.  YOU  WUST  00  BY  THE  TABLE  ON  PEECEDING  PAGE. 


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IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


HYBEID  aUEENS. 

It  is  muoh  the  same  way,  with  hybrid  quoens.    I 

would  say  in  favor  of  these,  tha't,   when    roared 

from  choice    imported    stock,    thcv  prove    about 

equal  for  honey  gatherer?,  to  the  full  blood  Italians. 

UNTESTED  or  dollar  qiteens. 

The  dollar  queens  are  always  taken  just  as  they 
come,  and  are  never  culled.  Customers  often  ask 
us  to  pick  out  a  large,  yellow  one /or  them.  My 
friend,  who  would  then  have  the  small,  dark  ones? 
We  can't  do  it  for  anjbody,  not  even  the  Queeu  of 
England.  If  you  want  to  pick,  it  must  bfi  done 
from  the  tested  queens.  Very  small  dark  ones. 
when  we  have  them.  %,  les?;  may  prove  equal  to  any 
tor  real  "business." 

Two-noLLAR  TESTED  quf.f.xs. 

These  are  queens  that  produce  good  three  banded 
workers,  but  are  themselves  darker  or  smaller  than 
the  $S.Oi)  queens,  and  mqy  be  a  year  old. 

THREE-DOLLAK   OH   SELECT  TESTED  QUEENS. 

The  selected  tested  are  the  best  qtjeeiis  we  can 
pick  out,  in  two  apiaries  of  over  oOO  colonies.— large, 
yellow,  young,  good  layero;  their  bees  gentle,  finely 
marked,  and  good  workers.  These  queens  are  al- 
ivays  taken  from  our  own  or  nciijhhor  H.'s  apiaru. 
If  you  pay  for  one  of  these,  you  may  take  your 
pick  out  of  the  whole  apiary. 

FOUR-nOLiiAH  INDIFFEEENT  imported  queens. 

It  were  no  more  than  fair  to  inform  our  friends  tliat  imported 
rmeens.  as  a  rule,  are  small  and  dark.  If  von  want  a  lar^e  yel- 
low queen,  do  not  order  an  imported. 

The  "indifferent"  imported  queens  are  the  dark- 
est and  smallest,  and  the  poorest  layers,  when  we 
have  any  such,  but  are  to  be  good,  serviceable 
queens.  Many  of  them  turn  out  to  be  equal  to  the 
best,  when  kept  a  whole  season. 

FIVE-DOLLAR  FAIE  IMPORTED  QUEENS. 

These  are  a  fair  average  of  those  we  import  from 
Italy. 

SIX-DOLLAR  OR  BEST  IMPORTED  QUEENS. 

These  are  selected  from  our  imported  queens,  bs 
we  select  the  f.3.00  tested  ones. 

CAGES    FOR  PHIPPINO   BEKS. 

Bees  must  of  necessity  be  sent  by  express;  none 
are  allowed  by  mall,  except  the  dozen  or  two  that 
accompany  the  queen,  and  freight  is  altogether  too 
slow. 


CAGE  FOE  ONE  POUND  OF  BEES. 

Postage.]  PRICK   LI.ST  OF  CAGES   fcOR  BEES. 

3  I  ^  lb.,  single  section,  no  candy OH 

(>m\h..3  sections,  no  candj- 10 

9  I  1  lb  ,  3  sections,  no  candj- 1.5 

If  tilled  with  Good  candy,  add  5  cent.s  to  each  section;  and 

if  wanted  by  mail.  3  cents  more  to  each  section. 

2  I  Tin  water- bottles,  for  lontr  sliipments 03 

We  put  in  from  one  to  three  of  these  bottles,  ac- 
cording to  distance,  and  quantity  of  bees.  When 
distance  is  such  that  they  will  likely  be  received  in  3 
or  4  days,  no  water  is  needed;  and  it  maybe  we  shall 
succeed  in  gettiog  them  to  stand  a  week  without  wa- 
ter. The  smallest  cage  is  an  excellent  one  for  send- 
ing a  valuable  queen  in  by  express. 


YUCCA  BEUSH  for  brushing  bees  off   the  combs 

AND   tunnel. 

COOS'S  BEUSH, for  above  purpose;  for  engraving  see 
May  Gleanings,  1883.  Each,  13c;  10,  f  1.2.5;  100,$10.C0. 
By  mail,  3c  each  extra. 


MATKRIAI.S  IX  TUB  FL.VT,  PER  I[U^^)RF.D. 

Si  .iO  I  Sections,  printed  as  per  cut  S    "•'i 

.50  i  Wire-cloth  caps  for  ends  ..  2  00 

1  00  1  AVi  re-cloth  b.ands  to  match 
them 3  Oft 

20  I  Strips  to  hold  candy,  per  100  l.i 
10  I  Handles  of  fancy  -  colored 
hook  -  liinder'.s  cloth   for 

.3-lb.  p.ick.ige 2.T 

2  00  I  Water-bottles 2  oo 

io  I  Tin  tunnel,  for  shaking  the 

bees  into  t!-e  above  cages  SO 

"  I  Vuc^a  brushes os 

With  this  tunnel  an  expert  will 
put  up  a  p'und  of  bees  ready  for 
shipment,  in  five  minutes,  after 
lindliig  the  queen.    After  using 
the  luniicl  a  dozen  times  or  so, 
the  hnney  that    shakes   against 
i  TIN-  TuxNF.i.  rou  sH.vK  the  inside  should  be  washed  off, 
iN-G  THR  DKEs  INTO    and  :il<n  the  vucca  bru^^h  that  is 
TiiF.  ABovi;  r.-.r.K^.     „<,p,,  j,,  i.rush  them  dnwn.  When 
the  iiinnel  is  dropped,  it  should  be  set  with  its  mouth 
on  thegriiund,  and  ih  •  sm8)l  end  cnverrd  wiih  the 
small  cap,  to  kef>p  robber  bee*  frMui  siickiiisr  up  the 
new  honey.    T  le  c;iges  may  hold  motp  bees  than  the 
weight  n:imed,  I  specially  in  cool  weath-r;  in  fact, 
we  often  put  I'/zlbs.  ina  Mb.  cage;  but  if  the  weath- 
er is  hot,  it  is  not  safe  to  put  in  more  than  1  lb.,  and 
for  wnjlong  voyages,  we  would   put  V2  lb.  in  a  Mb. 
cage. 

ONE-HALF  POUITD  OF  BEES. 
The  Vi  lb.  of  bees,  we  endeavor  to  have  made  up 
of  young  Italians:  but  it  is  not  alwavs  possible  to 
do  this,  at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Vonng-  bees  can 
be  used  in  so  many  ways,  and  it  is  such  a  verv  safe 
way  of  sendinsr  and  introducing  queens,  that  a  large 
trade  has  now  come  out  of  it.  If  you  pur- 
chase only  a  half  pound  of  bees  with  your  queen, 
and  turn  them  loose  on  one  or  two  of  y<mr  own 
brood  combs,  when  recr  ived,  you  have  a  fair,  work- 
ing, little  colony  at  once,  and  the  queen  will  go  right 
to  laying:  for  we  put  them  up  so  that  she  sometimes 
keeps  laying  on  the  way,  or  during  transit.  Perhaps 
one-eighth  of  all  the  queens  sold  .are  lost  in  introdu- 
cing; and,  with  the  ABC  class,  f  do  not  know  but 
that  it  sometimes  amounts  to  nearly  one-fourth. 
W^ith  a  Vt  lb.  of  bees,  this  loss  is  entirely  done  away. 

FEAME  OF  ITALIAN  BEOOD. 

Brood  can  not  be  sent  without  bees. 

The  value  of  a  frame  of  Italian  brood  is  a  pretty 
hard  raatier  to  get  at,  but  as  it  has  been  often  ques- 
tioned, I  have  tried  my  hand  at  it.  As  it  is  quite 
dilticult  to  get  a  frame  full  of  brood,  and  as  it  would 
be  worth  considerably  more  than  a  V2  lb.  of  bees 
if  we  could,  I  have  rated  a  comb  fairly  filled,  such 
as  you  find  in  your  hi\-e«  in  .Tune. — a  fair  frame  of 
brood.  Perhaps  one-third  of  the  cells  wll  be  filled 
with  honey  and  pollen.  Estimating  an  L.  frame  to 
contain  a  square  foot  of  surface,  this  will  give  us 
about  100 square  inches  of  brood,  and  will  hatch  out 
nearly  ,5000  bees.  It  should  bo  well  worth  a  dollar, 
to  one  who  is  buildintr  up  colonies. 
TWO-FEAME  NUCLEUS, 

We  expect  to  give,  with  a  two  fr.ame  nucleus,  V4 
pound  of  bees,  $1.00,  two  frames  partly  filled  with 
brood,  $1.00,  and  one  nucleus  hive,  50c.  You  are  to 
select,  fi-om  the  price  list,  such  a  queen  as  you 
choose,  and  add  the  price  of  her  to  the  price  of  the 
nucleus.  A  three  frame  nucleus  is  the  same,  with  a 
whole  pound  of  bees,  and  another  comb  partly  flUed 
with  brood. 

A  FULL  COLONY  OF  BEES. 

A  full  colony  of  bees— what  constitutes  a  full  col- 
ony? Well,  such  full  colonies  as  we  send  out,  I 
think,  contain  about  3  lb.  of  bees,  worth  f  0.00;  brood 
in  perhaps  fi  combs,— sav  enough  in  all  to  make  3 
full  ones,  f.').00;  7  other  frames  of  comb  and  honey, 
worth  2.5c  each,  4;]  .75:  and  a  one  story  Simplicity 
hive,  with  bottom  and  cover,  all  well  "painted,  (to 
say  nothing  of  the  sheets  or  wire  cloth  necessary  to 
confine  the  bees  in  hot  weather),  $1.00.  The  whole 
would  amount  to  $U.75;  but,  a<  a  whole  colony  is 
somewhat  of  a  who!es;ile  offer,  we  will  make  the 
whole  $10.00,  as  we  have  it  in  the  table.  This  is  for  a 
hive  of  bees  and  brood  without  any  queen,  and  you 
can  select  the  queen  you  wish  from  the  table,  and 
add  the  price  of  her  to  the  $10.00.  If  you  want  them 
in  a  chaff  hive,  order  them  just  as  above,  and  your 
chaff  hive  Viy  freight,  as  it  is  rather  hea\-y  to  be  sent 
by  express  as  bees  must  necessarily  be,  and,  when 
you  get  them,  .iust  lift  out  the  bees  and  set  them  in 
the  chaff  hive. 

GUARANTEE. 

Lastly,  all  bees,  queens,  etc.,  are  to  be  safely  de- 
livered at  your  nearest  exoress  or  post  office  (you 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


paying  all  express  eharpres),  nnd,  if  they  starve,  or 
iret  smashed  up  or  are  delayed,  I  agree  to  send  more 
until  they  do  come  all  rig-ht,  if  I  have  to  send  a  half 
dozen  times.  Nev^r  return  Vices  or  queens  unless 
you  are  asked  to  do  so.  Queenx  are  allowed  by  mail, 
but  bees  can  In  no  case  be  sent  by  mail  except  the 
dozen  or  so  that  g'O  with  the  queen.  It  will  hardly 
do  to  risk  them  bv  mail  In  the  North,  before  May.  or 
after  October.  All  dainn  mmt  he  made  inside  of  ten 
days  after  qiieeixs  or  hees  are  received;  tested  queen.*, 
forty  dam-  Wo  will  guarantee  to  any  part  of  the 
U.  S  ,  except  Oreann.  We  will  send  them  there  when 
desired,  and  put  them  up  the  best  we  know  how,  but 
can  not  guarantee  them. 

OYPEIAN  AND  HOLY-LAITD  aUBENS. 
Prices  of  above,  reared  in  separate  apiaries  near 
us.  one-fourth  more  than  Italians.    At  present  they 
bid  fair  to  be  an  Improvcmei.t,  especially  thvi  Holy- 
Lands. 

Until  further  notioc.  we  will  iillciw  the  IciUmvin;;  iliscimnts  on 
tested  Queens,  pounds  of  Irh'sih-  fr.iiiics  of  lime  id;  im  .i  iniri'h.-i-o 
of  $10.00  or  over,  10  per  cent  ulT:  Si-Lnn  m- ov,t.  1.")  pi-r  ct-nt  otf. 
and  S.IO.OO  or  over,  85  per  eoiit  olf.  Tlu'  licst  we  ran  do  on  dollar 
queens  is  10  per  cent  off.  for  iin  order  of  10  or  more.  Besides  the 
above,  10  per  eent  will  be  deducted  to  those  who  come  and  get 
their  bees  and  iiueens. 

BEE -ENTRANCE   GUARDS,  '  JONES'S. 


These  are  to  admit  workers,  but  exclude  drones. 
To  use,  after  the  drones  are  all  out  fix  them  over  the 
entrance,  and  at  nig-ht  the  drones  can  be  destroyed. 
Price  10  c;  by  mail,  12;  10  for  90  cts.,  or  $8.00  per  100. 

BEE -HUNTING  BOX, 

With  printed  instructions  (Notice— by  ynail,  35c).  ..25 
BELL  GLASSES  FOB.  HONEY. 


^^ 


We"canfurnish"beir_ 
honey,  such   as  shown, 
sizes  — 4  inches  deep  and  8  inches 
wide,  50c;  4  in.  deep  and  9  inches 
wide,  75c;  5  in.  deep  and  10  inches 
wide,  $1.00.    These  prices   seem 
high,  but  they  are  made  of  nice 
stout  glass,  and  are  so  heavy  n- 
not   to  be   in    much    danger  lii 
breaking.    If  many  are  wanted. 
we  can  do  a  little  better  by  hnv-         \mtii  ih.mv.    '•■■' 
ing  them  shipped  from  the  factory  in   Pittsburgh. 

BEE-KEEPER'S  MEDLEY. 

This  is  a  fine  larco  photoi:ra;)h,  size  11x14,  coiitainine  ex- 
cellent larKe  phototrranhK  of  both  I.anxst roth  and  Quinb.v. 
heHides  good  iized  pictures  of  almost  all  the  prominent 
bee-keeners.  «nd  writers  for  the  Bee  Journals.  The  name 
of  each  is  plainly  printed  on  it,  and  as  it  contains  over 
150  »)iotures,  it  raako^  a  very  plea.sant  study,  especially  af- 
ter having  followed  these  friends  in  their  writiiiics  as  we 
have  many  of  them,  for  years.  Think  of  having  a  u'ood 
photo  of  Hetberington,  Grimm,  Uoolittle,  Bolin,  Prof. 
Cook,  Dadant,  Dean,  Dftvin,  Gallup,  Kitie  Grimm,  Mrs. 
Harrison,  Dr.  Hamlin,  Muth,  Nellis,  Nesbit,  Wagner, 
Prof.  Kirtland,  Parsons,  Care.v.  and  enouifh  more  \/0  nejir- 
ly  fill  this  page,  all  sent  safely  for  only  $1,00. 

An  excellent  Photograph  of  Mr!  Lnngstroth  alone, 
•aken  from  life,  suitable  for  an  8  x  10  frame,  will  bo 
nailed  for  50  c. 

BINDER, 
Emerson's,  for  Gleanithos 50 

BURLAP, 

For'making  cliafif  cushions,  and  covering:  bees'in 
winter  40  in.  wide;  per  yard,  10c:  10  yds.,  !)c;  by 
the  piece  of  200  yds.,  8c  per  yard.  (See  EN.*.MECiKb 
Cloth  and  Mat  Fon  Covering  Fk.\mbs. 


CANDY  FOR  BEES. 

stir  pure  powdered  sugar  in  good  thick  honey  until 
it  makes  a  jrood  stiff  dough.  Let  it  stand  until  hard 
enough  so  it  will  not.ruudowD  among  the  bees  when 
laid  over  the  cluster. 


CAGES  FOR  QUEENS. 


These  are  made  of  wood,  and  a  sufficient  amount 
of  the  candy  above  is  put  into  the  cage  to 
last  the  bees  and  queen  a  week  or  two.  Price  of 
cage  complete,  5c.  or  45  cents  for  ten.  If  wanted 
by  mail,  add  3e  each  extra.  Without  candy  or  wire 
cloth,  one-half  the  above  prices,  or  S2.00  per  100. 
Water  bottles,  for  long  shipment,  added,  for  2c  each 
cage  extra.  Grooved  boards  for  tacking  on  for 
mailing  (directions  for  introducing  pasted  on  them) 
5nc  per  100.  By  mail,  75c  per  100.  Directions  for  in- 
troducing alone,  15c  per  100,  or  $1.00  per  1000. 

Water  buttles,  15c  for  10;  or  $1.25  per  100. 

CHAFF  CUSHIONS. 

Complete,  25  c. ;  without  the  chaff,  15  c.    The  lat- 
ter can  be  sent  by  mail  for  25  c,  including  postage. 
Sifted  chaff,  per  bushel,  10  c. 

CHEESE  CLOTH, 

For  strainers,  per  yard  (if  sent  by  mail  8c.) 5 

CLIMBERS. 

For  Bee  Hunting.  (Sent  by  mail  for  60  c.  extra).    2  60 

CIRCULAR  SAWS  FOR  MAKING  BEE 
HIVES. 

After  having  tested  saws  of  many  different  makers,  we 
have  decided  that  the  "Simonds"  saws,  made  without 
hammering,  are  decidedly  superior  to  saws  made  by  any 
other  process.  The  temper  is  iierfectly  even,  and  while 
they  hold  an  edge  beautifully  they  flle'nicely,  and  stand 
up  to  their  work.  In  spite  of  knots  or  cross  grained  stuff, 
better  than  any  other.  They  give  more  work,  better 
work,  and  do  it  with  less  power.  Saws,  as  mentioned 
below,  can  be  sent  by  return  mail ;  if  you  wish  a  different 
sized  hole,  there  may  be  some  delay. 
•51 


Extra  for  each 

a    Diameter. 

Thickness. 

Si/.e  of 

Price 

additional 

» 

Hole.' 

each.' 

?auge  (heavier) 

5c 

4  inch 

19  gauge 

$0.65 

$0.03 

7c 

5     " 

19     " 

.75 

.04 

10c 

6     '• 

18     " 

.iK) 

.05 

lie 

7     " 

18     " 

1.05 

,06 

14c 

S     " 

18     " 

i.-.w 

.08 

l.^c 

!»     " 

17     " 

1..50 

.10 

26c 

10    " 

Iti     " 

1.90 

.13 

42c 

12    " 

15      " 

2.45 

.17 

Please  state  whether  you  wish  rip  or  cut-off  saws, 
and  if  .you  want  them  set  and  sharpened  ready  for  use, 
send  5c.,  ailditional.  for  every  inch  in  diameter. 

Eight  inch  saws  half  way  between  rip  and  cut- 
off, for  sawing  bevels  or  mitres,  kept  in  stock  at 
above  prices. 

DOVETAILINO  SAWS  "for  section  boxes. 

4  inch,  for  Barnes'  foot  power  saw,  Ji  in.  hole  (by 

mail  6c.  extra) $100 

5  Inch,  for  the  heavier  mandrel,  1  in.  hole 1  10 

As  many  as  7  or  8  of  the  latter  can  be  run  on  one 

mandrel,  but  with  the  foot  power  saw,  not  more 
than  1.  or  2  at  the  most.  Steel  washers  accurately 
ground  to  go  between  saws,  40c  each. 

For  the  small  saws,  4,  5,  6,  and  7  in^h,  we  sell  a  great 
many  of  the  small  foot  power  saw  mandrels.  These 
are  bahbeted,  have  a  fa  inch  steel  shaft  9  inches 
Ion?,  a  2.v2  pully,  like  cut,  2  inch  flanee,  and  are  to 
hold  saws  with  a  1  inch  hole  in  the  center.  Although 
they  run  surprisimcly  easy,  and  are  models  of  simplicity, 
I  would  prefer  the  heavier  mandrel,  where  any  other 
power  is  to  be  use.1  than  the  foot  power.  The  ;"price  is 
16.00,  and  they  can  be  sent  by  mail  for  60c  more. 


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IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


The  larger  mandrel,  of  which  we  grive  an  engraving, 
holds  saws  with  a  1  inch  hole  in  the  center,  and  has  a 
2X  inch  pulley,  with  a  3X  inch  face ;  a  shaft  1  inch  in 
diameter,  and'  li  inches  long  ;  and  a  flange  iX  inches  in 
diameter.  This  mandrel  runs  in  babbet  metal,  and  is  so 
fitted,  t  hat  there  is  absolutely  no  end  shake,  and  is  suit- 
able for  saws  8,  9,  and  even  10  inches  in  diameter. 
The  price  is  87.00.  and  it  cirn  be  sent  by  either  express 
or  freight. 


OUR  $2.50  SAW  MANDKEL. 
This  is  a  cheaper  mandrel  especially  for  foot-power 
saws,  and  is  run  on  steel  points.  It  has  a  %  in.  steel 
shaft,  7  in.  Ions,  pulley  with  i%  in.  face,  3  in.  in  di- 
ameter, 2  in.  dang-e,  and  holds  saws  with  1  in.  hole  in 
center.    Price  $2.50,  postage  48c  extra. 

STAR  SAW  SETS. 

Price  75c;  if  wanted  by  mail,  add  30c. 

These  we  consider  the  best  for  circular  or  any  oth- 
er saws.    Here  is  what  Disston  says  of  it:— 

We  are  anxious  to  introduce  the  Star  Saw-set,  knowing  it  to 
be  the  best  one  by  long  odds  in  the  market,  and  that  its  intro- 
diiftion  will  save  many  prood  saws  from  being  spoiled. 

Philadelphia,  Feb   2,  1881.  H.  Disston  &  Sons. 

Printed  directions  with  each  saw  set. 


SAW  TABLE  for  hive-makinq. 
These  are  for  power,  and  include  a  S7.00  mandrel, 
two  8-inch  saws,  cut-olf  and  parallel  gauge,  all  well 
and  substantially  made.    Price  $25.00. 

MACHINERY  FOR  MAKING  SECTION  BOXES. 

There  is  such  a  demand  for  Saws  and  Mandrels  for 
this  purpose,  that  I  have  been  obliged  to  have  them 
made  expressly  for  the  work.  The  ABC  book  con- 
siders the  whole  matter.  A  mandrel,  suitable  for 
holding  the  whole  9  saws  at  once,  must  be  very 
strong  and  heavy,  or  you  will  have  much  trouble 
with  the  bearings  getting  hot.  Such  a  mandrel 
will  cost  $10.00,  and  including  5  in.  saws  and  wash- 
ers, $23.00.  For  only  4  saws,  a  lighter  mandrel  will 
do,  at  $7.00,  and  the  whole  rig  will  cost  $12.20,  with 
4  Inch  saws.    A  single  saw  can  be  run  on  the  light 


$5.00  mandrel,  and  the  entire  expense  will  be  only 
$6.00.  The  latter  can  be  sent  by  mail,  for  70c.  ex- 
tra. 


DOVETAILINCr  MACHINE   for  cuttinq   the  grooves 

IN  THE  ENDS  OF  THE  PLANK.     PRICE,  $30.00. 

CUTTER  -  HEAD,    FOR 

MAKING  THE  EN- 
TRANCES TO 
THE  BOXES. 


See  adjoining  cut. 

Complete  with  ta- 
ble, $25.00;  without 
table,  $18.00.  We 
have  discarded  the 
small  cutter  beads, 
they  require  sharp- 
ening so  often.  A 
wabble  saw  is  better, 
but  a  thick  saw  or 
saws,  still  better  for 
bee-hive  frame  work 
—such  as  seen  on 
page  14. 


SECTION  MACHINE,   gray's   improved,  for  making 

THE  all-in-one-piece  SECTIONS. 

Complete  machine  for  making  Gray's  all-in-one- 
section,  $75.00.  The  grooving  saws  above  are  need- 
ed with  this,  and  also  a  cutter-head. 

COBEBS, 

In  METAL  -  COENEKED  frames  — either  drone  or 
worker,  25c;  WIRE  strengthened  (see  p. .9)  30c  each. 


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Oct. 


COMB-BUCKET, 


Holds  live  frames,  secure  from  dnst  or  robbers,  ami 
catches  all  the  drip ;  price  $1.25  This  is  for  S.  frames, 
we  will  mal^e  them  to  order  for  other  frames,  for  11.50 

COMB-HOLDER. 


This  is  to  be  hooked  over  the  edg-e  of  a  Simplicity 
hive,  and  then  when  the  first  frame  is  lifted  out. 
you  are  to  hanp-  it  on  the  two  projecting  arms. 
These  are  slightly  turned  up,  as  you  will  notice, 
that  the  frame  may  not  be  easily  pulled  or  slipped 
off,  and  then  If  you  are  disposed,  you  can  slide  the 
remaining  frames  along,  so  as  to  get  at  any  partic- 
ular one,  with  ease;  or  if  you  wish  to  cage  ii  (lueen, 
or  to  introduce  a  queen,  you  can  have  both  hands 
to  work  with,  while  your  frame  is  securely  held  just 
before  you  as  you  want  it,  with  no  tumbling  down, 
or  getting  the  new  combs  out  of  true.  They  are 
made  of  folded  tins,  and  the  price  is  25c;  if  sent  by 
mail,  36c.  This  is  for  L.  frames;  for  other  frames, 
10c  extra. 

COMB  FOUNDATION. 

PURE   BEESWAX. 

A  lb.  of  wax  will  make  about  aW  starters  J£x3% 
such  as  wo  use  in  our  section  boxes,  or  about  6 
sheets  for  the  L.  frames,  or  about  i  sheets  12x18. 

The  fdn.  is  kept  in  stock,  in  sheets  of  three  dif- 
ferent sizes,  viz;  12x18  inches,  8xl6'/4  inches  [exact 
size  needed  for  L.  brood  frames],  and  8 J^xlT'/^  Lex- 
act  size  for  wired  L.  frames,  see  Wired  Frame] 
packed  in  boxes  of  1,  3,  5, 10,  and  25  lbs. 

DRONE    OR  WORKER  CEL.LS. 

(A  hox  of  fdn.  cnntaining  2  02.,  including  Kamples  of 
all  the  different  kind^,  will  be  xent  by  mail  for  10  cents; 
nr  SMALL  samploi  of  each  will  be  sent  free). 

1  to  35  pounds,  per  pound 47c 

?5toG0        "  "         46c 

.50  to  100       "  "         4.5c 

100  to  500       "  "         43c 

.500  to  1000     "  "         41o 

1000  pounds  or  more      "         40c 

Packed  in  neat  wooden  boxes— paper  between  ev- 
ery two  sheets. 

If  wanted  by  mail,  add  2.5c  per  lb.  for  boxing  and 
postage,  on  any  quantity  less  than  2  lb. ;  over  2  lb., 
add  20c  for  boxing  and  postage.*  Now,  all  of  you  thai 
will  order  in  our  regular  sized  sheets,  8xl(ii4,  or  12x18, 
or  H%  X  17^,  may  have  it  for  Ic  per  lb.  less.  If  you 
will  also  order  it  in  our  regular  sized  boxes,  of  .5,  10, 
or  ?5  lb.,  you  may  deduct  Ic  more  per  lb.  Thus  :— 1 
lb.  by  mail,  regular  size  will  be  70c;  3  lb.,  $1.95. 
By  freight  or  express: 

3  lbs.  regular  sizes  will  be $1  ;V) 

5  "  "  "         "     2  25 

19  "  "     4  SO 

35  "  "  "     11  00 

There  are  5  cells  to  the  inch,  and  one  pound  of 
wax  makes  from  4  to  9  square  feet  of  surface.  The 
thinnest  will  be  used  by  the  bees,  but  is  not  made 
into  comb  as  quickly  as  the  heavier,  which  has  a 

*12xl8"can  not  be  sent  safelv  by  maU,  in  less  auantitie!!  than  a 
^!e.  package,  ij.u<l  we  can  uotjput  up  le.ss  than  1  lb  .,  any  size. 


greater  depth  of  cell.  A  box  contains  different 
thicknesses;  we  can  not  well  make  it  all  exactly  of 
one  thickness. 

THE  COLOR  OF  WAX  FOR  FOUNDATION. 

Now  a  work  in  regard  to  the  color  of  wax:  It  is 
well  known,  I  believe,  that  very  dark  wax  is  just  as 
pood  for  broofl-comlis,  as  any  thing  else;  but  for  all 
that,  some  will  complain,  unless  all  the  fdn.  is  of  a 
bright  yellow.  To  lix  this  all  pleasantly,  we  will,  in 
the  fut\iro,  furnish  fdn.  for  brood-combs,  made  of 
the  darkest  wax,  for  from  3  to  5  cts.  per  lb.  less  than 
our  regular  list  prices.  If  you  want  to  take  advan- 
tage of  this  offer,  give  us  a  little  time  ahead;  for  we 
do  not  always  have  dark  wax  on  hand. 

Very  thin  drone  or  worker  fdn.  for  comb  honey,  10 
0.  per  lb.  extra.  This  we  intend  to  run  at  least  10 
square  ft.  to  the  pound,  and  it  will  be  made  in  strips 
from  3  to  5  inches  wide.  Although  drone  starters 
are  worked  out  the  fastest,  and  are  used  entirely  by 
us,  as  there  is  a  ditfcrence  of  opinion  in  the  matter, 
we  will  send  all  worker,  vinloss  you  order  drone. 

At  present  date  the  demand  is  strongly  in  favor 
of  ha\ing  the  fdn.  fill  the  sections,  and  we  will  keep 
constantly  in  stock  strips  of  above  just  right  for 
cutting  the  1  lb.  sections,  3?ix3^.  This  starter  fdn. 
is  also  in  1.  3,  5,  and  10  lb.  boxes. 

Wax  will  be  worked  up  to  order,  and  cut  into 
sheets  of  any  size  desired,  for  20c  per  lb.  in  quanti- 
ties of  100  lbs.  or  more.  For  smaller  lots,  you  will 
have  to  sell  us  your  wax,  and  buy  fdn.  at  above 
prices. 

We  will  pay  for  bright  yellow  wax,  price  quoted 
in  Gleanings  every  month. 

At  above  prices  we  can  pay  no  express  or  freight 
charges  either  way. 

COMB-FOUNDATION  MACHINES. 


OUR  TWKNTY-FIVE  DOLLAR  10-INCH  MACHINE. 


The  machines  mentioned  below  all  have  the  new 
cell  thit  comes  from  the  rolls  so  easily,  and  I  consid- 
er them  equal  to  any  machines  made  at  any  price:— 

The  13  and  14  inch  mills  are  back-geared:  the  oth- 
ers, the  crank  is  attached  directly  to  the  roll,  as  in 
the  cut  above. 

14-inch  mill f  50  00 

12-inch  mill 40  00 

10-ineh  mill 25  00 

•Much  mill 15  00 

4-inch  mill 10  00 

We  espoci.'illy  recommend  the  10-inch  mill  for  the 
Lnntrstroth  frame. 

Diuble  Mi)iler  for  above  machines  will  cost  10  per 
cent  of  price  of  mill. 

We  have  sold  our  machines  not  only  all  over  the 
U.  S.,  liut  in  England,  France,  Germany,  Austria, 
Prussia,  Australia,  New  Zealand,  etc.,  and  we  can 
give  references  in  regard  to  them  from  all  these 
places. 

The  above  prices  are  for  cells  five  to  the  inch. 
If  drone  size  is  wanted,  add  ten  per  cent  to  above 
prices.  The  machines  are  all  ready  for  use,  and  full 
instructions  will  be  sent  to  each  purchaser. 


DIPPING  BOAKDS,  directions  for  making,  etc 
Make  your  dipping  tank  4x12  inches  and  2  feet 
deep;  set  it  into  a  larger  one  with  water  between 
to  regulate  the  temperature.    Melt  your  wax  in  an- 
other boiler  (a  common  wash  boiler  w^"  ''-^v  haw* 


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IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


water  in  to  prevent  burning  the  wax,  dip  Into  the 
deep  tank  as  fast  as  the  wajt  is  meliea.  Malie  4  or  5 
thin  Doards  ot  seasoned  maple,  tne  exact  width  when 
dry,  you  want  your  sheets.  We  use  tdeni  'M  niches 
long,  as  this  makes  two  lengths  lur  the  L.  trame. 
They  should  be  54  or  %  Inches  thick,  and  the  edges 
rounded  off  to  a  blunt  knife-edge.  Have  them  thor- 
oughly water-soaked  before  using;  the  boards  will 
swell  as  much  as  tlie  sheets  will  shrink.  Wet 
the  boards  before  dipping,  but  shake  oti  all  the 
water  you  can.  Put  tne  board  in  the  wax  as  deep  as 
it  will  go,  and  as  soon  as  the  wax  stops  dropping, 
dip  the  other  end  down.  Dip  all  over  tWice  lor 
brood  foundation  and  once  for  boxes,  hold  the  board 
perfectly  plumb  while  cooling;  as  soon  as  the  wax 
stops  dropping  alter  the  last  dip,  set  it  one  side  and 
take  another  board.  By  the  time  you  have  dipped 
four  the  first  will  be  ready  to  peel  otf.  It  the  boards 
are  smot)ih  and  edges  perftctly  square,  your  sheets 
will  need  no  tiimnitng.*  When  the  wax  begins  to 
scum  aiouud  the  edgts  of  the  tank  the  temperature 
is  right.  If  sheets  crack  in  cooling,  your  wax  is  tvo 
hot. 

Thin  paste  made  of  cheap  starch  makes  the  best  lu- 
bricator for  the  rolls  that  1  know  of. 


1  THB  MOST   EXPEDITIOCS  WAY  OF  FASTENING  FDN.  XS 
I  THE  SECTION  BOXES,  AND  IN  ANY  KIND  OF 

HONEY  BOXES. 


We  will  furnish  dipping  plates,  as  described  above, 
made  from  clear  siraignt-grained  maple,  for  any 
width,  for  4  cents  pt-r  inch  in  width.  For  starters, 
boaras  4  or  5  incbes  wide  are  used,  and  two  ot  them 
may  be  dipptd  in  the  tank  at  once.  For  Sirapiiciiy 
sections,  each  board  will  need  to  be  about  ci?^  lucbes, 
and  every  dipping  makes  4  narrow  sheets. 


HOW  TO  FASTEN  SHEETS' OF  FUN.  IN  THE 
BKOOD  FRAMES. 

The  melted-icax  plan. 
Set  a  common  small  lamp  in  a  tall  box  with  one 
open  side,  having  coarse  wire  cloth  nailed  ovt-r  the 
top.  Place  on  the  wire  cloth  a  cup  containing 
Wax.  Keep  the  wax  just  melted,  by  turning  the 
lamp  wick  up  or  down.  Now,  with  a  pemii  biush, 
you  can  put  the  melted  wax  neatly  just  where  jou 
watit  It.  Fit  a  board  so  that  it  will  slip  into  your 
frame  just  halfway,  atid  lay  your  sheet  of  fdn.  on 
this,  with  its  upper  edge  close  against  the  top  bar; 
bursh  the  wax  along  the  joint,  slip  out  the  ooaid 
and  hang  the  frame  in  a  hive.  After  a  little  prac- 
tice you  will  do  them  quite  rapidly,  and  think  it  is 
Just  fun. 

The  plan  we  prefer. 
If  wax  is  mbbed  hard  against  a  piece  of  dry  wood, 
at  ordinary  temperainres.  It  will  adhere  almost  as  w°li 
ae  if  put  on  in  a  melted  state.  Thereiore,  all  we  have 
to  do  to  lasten  it  in  the  trames,  is  to  lay  it  in  place,  and 
press  the  edge  against,  the  comb  guide  with  the  lingers, 
antil  It  sticks  moderately.  Noiv  take  a  kniteor  screw- 
driver, and  rub  it  down  hard.  To  prevent  the  wax 
from  sticking  to  the  tool,  dip  it  in  either  starch  or  hon- 
ey ;  we  use  the  latter  because  it  is  handier.  One  corner 
of  the  tool  should  go  clear  down  to  the  wood,  at  the 
last  stroke,  to  make  a  "  sure  thing"  of  it.  The  tdn. 
should  reach  within  ^'  Inch  ot  the  end  bars,  and  with- 
in |,  as  a  general  rule,  of  the  bottom  bar.  This  space 
U  neeited  to  allow  the  sheets  to  stretch  as  it  is  being 
worked  out,  which  it  always  does  more  or  less,  some 
lotfe  of  wax  will  stretch  scarcely  perceptibly,  while 
others  will  to  the  extent  we  have  mentioned;  and  as 
it  Ifl  desirable  to  have  the  sheet  hang  clear  of  the  bot- 
tom bar  when  the  ceils  ate  drawn  out  full  length. we 
think  best  to  give  below  the  amount  of  space  we  have 
mentioned.  The  reason  is  that  the  comt>8  will  bulge, 
U  there  Is  any  stretching  after  they  have  touched  tne 
bottom  bar.  To  put  the  sheets  in  rapidly,  you  will 
teed  a  board  cut  so  as  to  just  tit  inside  tne  frame,  ana 
'each  up  as  tar  as  tne  comb  guide.  Lay  the  sheet  on 
ills,  close  up  to  the  top  bar,  andstrotLe  it  down  to  the 
comb  guide,  as  we  have  directed,  if  your  trame$  are 
made  without  a  comb  guide,  you  can  lasten  the  sheet 
to  the  topbarin  che  same  way,  and  then  give  It  a  quarter 
turn,  so  that  It  will  hang  straight  down.  As  fast  as 
'Jie  frames  are  lilled,  they  should  be  hung  in  a  hive, 
to  be  secure  from  Injury.  If  you  do  not  make  the  above 
plan  work  to  suit  you,  yon  can  fasten  the  sheets  by 
tacking  a  strip  ot  wood  about  >«  b>  ^  into  the  t0|>  bar, 
while  the  upper  cage  of  the  sheet  is  between  them; 
this  strip  should  be  put  on  in  such  a  way  that  the  idn. 
hangs  straight  down  imder  the  center  of  the  top  bar. 

■  Ab  often  as  the  boards  get  roughened  bf  uae,  dry  and  sand 
paper  them. 


PAEEES'S    UACHRTE    for    fastem>g    stakters    in 

SECTION   BuXES. 

liirecixoni  for  t/*ino:— Fasten  machine  to  a  bench 
or  table;  put  a  little  honey  on  point  of  lever  where 
it  touches  the  foundation;  slide  box  under  lever, 
against  stop;  put  foundation  under  \i  inch;  raise 
back  end  of  lever  at  same  time  turning  the  piece  of 
foundation  up  against  end  of  lever;  slide  lever  off 
the  foundation,  which  movement  fastens  it  firmly 
to  the  box.  With  a  little  practice  the  machine  can 
be  made  to  work  very  satisfactorily. 

Price  2oc  for  our  Siniplicit)  Sf-ction.    By  mail.  40c. 

If  you  want  a  larger  size,  we  shall  have  to  charge 
about  So  cents,  because  it  is  so  much  more  troub- 
le to  make  an  odd  size,  one  at  a  time.  Postage  on 
odd  size,  25  c.  I  confess  I  am  very  glad  to  leave  out 
the  melted  wax,  for  I  always  feared  some  of  you 
would  daub  it  about. 


CLASrS  STA2TE2  MACHINE. 

This  is  to  be  worked  by 
the  foot,  thus  leaving  both 
hamlsat  libt-rty:  Hrio«-i:— 
For  Simplicity  sections  50 
CIS.;  other  sizes,  60  CIS.  If 
sent  by  mail.  35  cts.  extra. 
This  last  machine  Is  by  far 
the  best. 

DIRECTIONS. 

As  the  presser  sinks  the 
fdn.  into  the  wood,  d'aw 
one  si  ,e  of  the  section  for- 


ward n  iittle,and  thisdraw- 
in^  motion  rubs  the  wax 
into  the  wood. 


WI2ED  FSAUES  of  foundation. 
These,  as  you  will  see  from  the  cut,  cannot  sag, 
and  the  comb  cannot  break  out,  in  either  extremely 
hot,  or  extremely  cold  weather.  The  fdn.  fills  the 
frame  completely,  and  the  diagonal  wires  make  it 
impossible  for  either  the  top  or  bottom  bar  to  sag, 
even  with  the  greatest  weight  of  honey  which  a 
frame  may  ever  contain.  Besides  all  this,' the  whole 
frame  is  made  s-ery  much  lighter  than  any  ordinary 
frame. 


The  wire  used  is  No.  30,  tinned.  Iron  wire,  and 
about  8  feet  are  required  to  a  frame.    The  place  of 
the  central  wire,  is  taken  by  a  light,  stifl"  bar  of  fold- 
ed tin.    To  put  in  the  wire,  double  it  in  the  middle, 
and  start   from  the  bottom  of  the  folded  tin  strip; 
carry  both  ends  to  the  upper  outside  corners,  one  to  J 
each;    then  bring  the  ends  of  the  wire  each  over  on  J 
the  top  bar,  and  down  through  the  first  hole;  the 
under  the  bottom   bar,  toward  the  centre,  and  up 
through  the  top  bar  again;  then  down  through  th^ 
bottom  bar,  and  finish  by  twisting  the  ends  togethe 
at  the  point  of  starting.    The  diagonal  wires  (whio 
were  first  suggested  by  L.  W.  Betts,  Milton,  Delj 
ware),  should  be  drawn  tight  enough  to  make 
bottom  bar  slightly  crowning;  when  the  wire  is  all 
spring  in  the  bar  of  tin,  and  you  are  done.  t  ■ 

TO  put  in  the  fdn.  .'I 

Cut  the  sheets  to  just  fill  the  Inside  of  the  fr^6,;j 
warm  them  in  the  sun,  or  near  a  stove,  lay  theia  In 


10 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


the  frame  on  the  wires,  and  Imbed  the  wires  toy  run-    wide,  per  yard,  20c.    If  ordered  by  mail,  send  13c 
ning  over  them  the  roller  shown  below.  |  per  yard  extra  for  postage. 

ELECTROTYPES. 

We  can  furnish  eluctrotypes  of  any  of  the  engra- 
vings in  this  price  list.  Gleanings,  or  the  ABC,  for 
2fic  per  square  inch.  If  sent  by  mail,  add  10  per  cent 
to  the  price,  for  postage.  To  measure  an  engraving, 
you  are  to  take  the  dimensions  of  the  blank  paper 
around  it.  None  furnished  for  less  than  25c.  Can 
furnish  cliches  (the  mere  shell  of  copper,  no  block), 
for  half  above  prices. 

ELECTJIOTYPES  OF  QUEENS. 


BLOOIS'  EOLLEE  for    tutting    fdn.   into   wiuep 

FK.'VMES.     PIUCK,   l.JC;    BY   MAIL,  30  C. 


MANNER  OF  IMBEDDING  THE  WIKE  IN  THE   FDN. 

We  have  been  doing  this  with  a  heated  iron,  as 
shown  in  the  cut,  but  have  just  found  that  a  com- 
mon carpet-stretcher  is  better  andfiuitker.  It  is  not 
heated,  but  the  wires  are  simply  pressed  into  tbc 
wax  by  the  points.  We  can  sell  a  carpet-stretcher, 
handled  ready  for  use,  for  1.5  c;  by  mail,  25  c.  Dip 
the  points  in  starch,  when  using. 

PRICES  OF  THE  WIRED  FRAMES,  PER  HUNDRED. 

Frames  tilled  with  fdn.  ready  to  hang  in  the 

hive  (L.  size) $18  00 

Frames  without  fdn.,  as  shown  in  the  cut —        5  00 
The  same  in  the  flat,  wood  pierced  for  the 

wires,  wire  and  tin  bars  included 4  00 

Per  thousand,  $:!.").()(). 

For  any  other  than  the  L.  frames,  add  J4  to  above 
prices.  All-wood  frs.,  $1.75  per  lUO  less  than  above. 
No.  30,  tinned  wire,  per  lb.  (enough  for  175 

frames),  (by  mail,  18  c.  extra) 25 

The  same  in  1  oz.  coils,  each,  3  c.;  if  sent  by  mail, 
add  2  c.  each  extra. 

For  unbroken  coils,  as  they  come  from  the  factory, 
weighing  from  5  to  10  lbs.  each,  20c  per  lb. 
Bars  of  folded  tin,  per  hundred,  40c;  per  1000     $3  50 


CAELIN'C  FDN.  CUTTEE. 
Small  si/e,  with  tin  wheel,  lOc;  larjre  size,  with  steel 
wheel,  7!ic.  If  wanted  by  mail,  add  '2c.  for  the  former, 
and  .^c.  for  the  latter.  Altlioujih  these  are  very  con- 
venient for  cuttinsT  a  gre  it  number  of  small  pieces, 
our  hands  have  rather  preferred  lor  larfier  worli,  to 
cut  a  board  the  size  wanted,  and  lay  it  on  a  pile  of  a 
dozen  sheets  or  more,  then  with  a  vci-}/  sharp,  round 
pointed, butcher  knife,  tlicy  cut  with  repeated  strolces 
through  the  whole  at  once,  clear  round  the  board.  If 
the  wax  is  neither  too  cold  nor  too  hot,  you  can,  with 
practice,  do  it  rapidly  and  nicely.  None  of  the  srraps 
need  be  wasted,  (or  you  can  use,  in  the  section  boxes. 
pieces  of  all  shapes  and  sizes.  Round-pointed  butch- 
er knife  (flue  steel),  as  above,  10c. ;  by  mail,15  c. 

DEXTRINE, 

For  gumming  honey- labels,  and  for  pasting 
labels  on  wood,  tin,;  .tc.  will  stick  and  dry  in- 
stantly. This  is  the  substance  used  on  postage- 
stamps,  and  by  Express  compnnies  for  putting 
on  their  labels,  etc.  To  use, dissolve  it  in  a  little  hot 
water,  and  apply  with  a  brush,  brushing  the  gum 
over  the  label,  as  well  as  under  it.  Price  per  oz.,  3  c; 
per  lb.,  20c;  five  lbs..  18c;  10  lbs.,  15c.  If  wanted  by 
mail,  add  Ic  per  oz.  for  postage.  Price  of  Virush,  .5c; 
by  mail,  7c. 

DIVISION  BOARDS. 

CHAFF   CUSHION    DIVISION    BOARD. 

These  arc  made  of  thin  wood,  packed  with  chaff, 
and  have  cloth  cushion  bottom  and  ends,  that  they 
may  fit  closely  in  any  hive,  and  be  easily  remova- 
ble. Price,  20c  each;  per  hundred,  fl7..50.  If  want- 
ed by  mail.  40c  each  must  br  sciu  for  postage.  Price 
in  flat  without  chati,  10c,  postage  25c;  per  hundred, 
in  the  flat.  $9.00. 

PLAIN  DIVISION  BOAEDO;   no  chaff. 

Complete,  ready  for  use,  10c;  in  the  flat,  8c;  in 
lots  of  25  or  more,  6c. 

DUCK. 

for  covering  frames  and  for  feeders,  29  inches 


Price  3,5c. 


Price  25c. 


EMERY  WHEELS  FOR  GUMMING  CIR- 
CULAR SAWS. 

These  are  very  valuable  for  a  great  variety  of  other 
purposes,  such  hs  shaipeaiug  all  kinds  of  wood  cutting 
tools,  cutter  heaiis,  grinding  and  polishing,  cutting 
tempered  stc  1  etc.  etc.  We  give  below  the  prices 
of  such  wtieels  as  are  most  oeeirable  for  the  above 
mentioned  uses  tor  the  Barnes'  saws. 

The  best  wheel  for  the  small  circular  saws  is  3x^- 
x3-16,  and  is  made  to  order  especially  for  us.  Price 
40c;  by  mail  44c.  Double  thickness  {%),  45c,  by 
mail  50c. 

ENAMELED  CLOTH. 

This  is  preferred  by  many  to  anything  else,  for 
covering  the  frames,  before  the  chaff  cushions  are 
put  over  the  bees.  I  have  seldom  known  the  bees 
to  bite  through  it,  and  the  surface  is  so  smooth  and 
glossy,  they  put  \ery  little  propolis  on  it.  It'  combs 
are  attached  to  it,  it  can  be  peeled  from  them  per- 
fectly clean.  It  is  also  so  thiu  and  light,  that,  if  it  is 
spread  over  a  bee,  he  can  readily  crawl  out  from  un- 
der it  without  injury.  Price  per  yard,  45 inches  wide, 
25c;  if  a  whole  piece  of  13  yards  is  taken,  30  e;  if  oi> 
dered  by  mail,  send  15c  per  yard  extra  for  postage. 
TIN-LINED  SHEETS  of  enameled  cloth. 

These  are  just  right  for  the  Simplicity  and  chaff 
hives;  price,  10  cts.  each,  or  90  cts.  for  lu.  If  sent  by 
mail,  5  cts.  more  each  for  postage.  Per  hundred,  by 
express  or  freight,  18.00.  Although  the  mats  (see 
Mats)  are  cheaper,  we  greatly  prefer  these  in  hives 
that  are  to  be  opened  often,  as  iiuiueen-rearing,  etc., 
but  the  mats  .seem  better  for  wintering. 

EXPANSIVE  BITS. 

These  are  especially  handy  for  making  queen- 
cages,  but  as  they  will  bore  auy-sized  hole  you  wish, 
are  very  valuable  for  many  purposes.  No.  1,  boring 
from '/i  to  3  inches,  $1.75;  No.  3,  boring  from  %  to  3 
in.,  $3.50.    Postage  5  and  10  c.  respectively. 

EXTRACTORS. 

One  important  point  Is  thai  all  machines,  to  work  to 
the  best  advantage,  should  be  so  made  that  the  frame 
may  hang  in  them  just  as  it  hangs  in  the  hive,  it  we 
except  the  S.  and  (}.  frames,  and  all  having  a  length  un- 
der the  top  bar  greater  than  14  inches.  It  may  be  im- 
possible for  us  10  give  all  the  reasons  for  this  now,  but 
we  hope  you  will  lake  our  word  for  it,  when  we  say 
there  are  very  good  reasons  fir  standing  a  frame  on 
end  in  the  Kxtractor,  when  the  length  is  much  greater 
than  the  depth. 

The  loUowing  tabic  is  for  the  convenience  of  those 
ordering  macihines,  and  is  inten<led  to  enable  any  one 
t«  decide  for  himself  exactly  what  he  can  use  to  the 
best  ailvantage. 

PRICE  LIST  of  extractors. 

[The  figures  In  parencbcscs.jusi  betore  the  prices, 
g^ve  the  exact  insicle  width  of  the  revolving  frame  of 
the  Kxtractor,  in  mc/ies.] 

No  Honey-knife  is  included  with  these  machlnea. 
Lf  a  Knife  is  wanted,  see  Honey-knives. 


1883 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTUHE. 


11 


No.  1.— For  the  Gallup  frame,  or  any  frame  Hi 

Inches  wide  and  not  more  than  l'Z4  <lecp..{12)  86  50 
No.  '2.— For  the  American  irame,  or  any  one  la 

inches  wiilc  and  not  more  than  VZi  Ucep.  (124)  6  75 
No.  3.— For  any  frame  I'ii  inches  wide  and  not 

more  than  12^  deep (13)        7  00 

No.  1.— For  the  Adair  or  "crosswise"  L.  frame 
or  any  frame  KJJi  wide  and  not  moru 

than  laVi  deep {UW       7  00 

The  above  are  all  in  shallow  cans,  17i  inciies  high, 
and  are  very  convenient  for  placing  at  such  a  height 
as  to  allow  of  running  the  honey  directly  into  the  bar- 
rel or  any  otlier  receptacle,  and  still  not  too  high 
for  any  one  to  work  conveniently.  The  following 
numbers  can  also  be  used  in  tliC  same  way,  unless  the 
operator  Is  short  in  stature;  in  that  case,  a  shallow 
box  may  be  inverted  to  stand  on,  but  is  somewhat  in- 
convenient. 

No.  5.  This  is  made  expressly  for  the  Sim- 
plicity frame,  which  is  to  be  used  standing  on 
end.  It  will  take  any  frame  whose  top  bar 
does   not   exceed  20   inches,    and   depth    it>^ 

inches (lo)  87  00 

No.  6.    The  same  except  that  it  will  take  a  frame 

of  ICX  inches  in  depth (11)  7  50 

No.  7.  This  is  made  expressly  for  the  Quinby 
guspended  frame,  and  will  take  also  the  other 
kind  when  the  end    bars   have    a   depth   not 

greater  than  nX  inches (la)     8  00 

No.  8.  This  is  for  all  Quinby  frames,  and  al! 
American  frames  having  a  depth  greater  than 
1214  inches,  and  can  be  used  lor  all  the  frames 
in  our  diagram,  but  i»  much  more  inconvenient 
than    the   smaller   ones    where    they  can    be 

used (12X)    8  00 

No.  9.  This  machine  is  like  No.  8,  except  that  it 
takes  a  frame  X  inch  wider,  and  is  suitable  for 
American  frames  that  are  12>i  wide  and  more 

thanl2X  inches  deep (13)    8  00 

No.  10.  This  is  the  largest  machine  that  we 
keep  in  stock,  and  will  take  a  irame  as  wide 
as  the  Adair,  and  as  long  as  the  Quin- 
by  (14X)    8  00 

All  the  above  are  to  be  usedwiih  the  honey  gate  open, 
holding  only  about  25  lbs.  below  the  revolving  frame ; 
if  you  desire  one  with  a  space  for  any  considerable 
quantity  of  honey  below  the  revolving  frame,  we  will 
furnish  it  for  Ic  per  lb.  additional,  for  us  many  lbs.  of 
honey  as  you  wish  it  to  contain.  When  space  for  60  lb. 
or  more  is  wanted,  the  revolving  frame  is  supported,  on 
a  cone,  as  in  cut. 
Our  extractors  are  all  neatly  japanned  and  lettered. 
Extractors  made  with  the  Everett  gearing,  $1  more. 


not  say  that  T  would  recommend  them  so.  Better 
have  the  cheaper  shorter  machine,  and  then  you 
can  work  with  the  extractor  raised  (as  per  directions 
for  using  on  next  page)  so  as  to  run  the  honey  into 
pails  or  a  barrel.  Of  how  much  use  is  a  honey  gate, 
whenit  rests  right  on  the  floor? 

Ourcnstnigs  are  made  to  ttt  three  different  sized 
cans-  viK  ,  17,  20.  and  ~';i  in.;  and  we  ni«kc  the  cans 
also  of  two  different  heights.  To  work  nicely,  the 
frame  neeila  about  the  same  anio\mt  of  room  to  hang 
in  the  Fxtractor,  that  it  has  in  the  hive;  to  do  this 
there  seems  to  be  no  other  way  than  to  make  every 
Extractor  to  fit  the  hive  it  is  intended  for.  Ol 
course  you  can  use  them  otherwise,  but  a  machine 
just  large  enough  for  your  frame,  and  no  larger,  is 
much  the  easiest  to  work. 

DIAGBAM  OF  PRINCIPAL  FRAMES  IN  USE. 

Figures  given  are  outside  dimensions  in  inches.  Sus- 
pended frames  have  %  inch  supporting  arms,  or  an 
equal  prolongation  of  top  bar. 


THE    OBIGINAL    ALL  METAL    HONEY  EXTRACTOR. 

Over  3000  now  in  use. 

In  the  cut  above  a  space  is  shown  for  perhaps  100 

lbs  of  honey  below  the  revolving  frame,  but  l  can 


18X 


QUINBV. 


:7% 
Simplicity. 


AnAiK. 


American. 


19  >8' 

Closed  end  Quinbt.     Ill 


For  frames  having  a  top  bar  with  an  extreme  length 
of  more  than  20  inches,  we  shall  have  to  make  an  e\tra 
charge  of  81.00,  and  we  shall  have  to  m.Tko  the  same 
extra  charge  for  frames  that  exceed  14  inches  the  nar- 
rowest way.  There  are  few  traraes  ol  such  oxtreniPly 
targe  size  in  use,  yet  we  see  them  occasionally. 
Also,  we  find  a  few  who  in.sist  on  an  extractor 
that  will  hold  4  frames  at  once  ;  unless  the  trames  are 
very  small,  we  cannot  think  such  will  be  liked  as  well, 
vet  we  will  lurnish  them  when  desired,  at  an  expense 
of  $250  extra.     If  you  look    into   the   matter,  you    will 

»The  width  of  this  fiame  was clinnged  in  1882, fioni  13^,to  13?^ 
so  that  the  top  and  bottom  bar  would  then  inake  a  crosswise 
Simplicity  frame,  holding  6  sectlont;  instead  ol  the  usual  8. 


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Oct. 


see  that  a  very  much  larger  and  heavier  revolving 
frame  will  be  needed,  and  every  ounce  in  weight  ad- 
ded to  this,  hinders  rapid  work. 

Any  of  the  above  ■will  he  made  with  the  wire  cloth  in  a 
slanting  position.for  81.00  extra,  hut  v^e  rlo  not  mnsitler 
it  of  any  e.iverial  advant'ioe.  Stout  milk-can  handles 
put  on  for  50  e.  extra.  These  are  needt  d  only  when 
the  machine  is  moved  around  considerably. 

All  ol  ILe  la»l  BIX— lall  oaiiB—Uave  a  support  at  the 
bottom  lor  the  frames  to  rest  upon,  and  also  to  hold 
broken  pieces  of  comb,  should  it  be  desired.  The  first 
four  have  nothing  ol  this  kind,  lor  it  is  not  neeued, 
and  would  In  reality  only  make  them  heavier,  and  he 
In  the  way;  we  advise  purchasers  always  to  take  the 
smaller  machines  when  they  will  take  their  frames. 
For  instance,  we  would  much  prefer  the  No.  4.  to  the 
"Ho.  10.  even  if  ofleied  at  the  same  price,  provided  we 
had  nothing  but  the  Adair  frame  in  our  apiary. 

Do  not  ever  think  ff  removnip  the  inside  of  an  ex- 
tractor to  clean  it.  From  a  tea-kettle  fvll  of  boitini)  wa- 
ter, let  Jail  a  stream  on  every  part  while  you  turn  it, 
then  pour  off  and  rinse,  and  the  honey  will  all  be  re- 
moved. 

Although  our  machines  are  now  made  much  lighter 
and  stronger,  the  gearing  very  much  improved  in 
looks  as  well  as  In  strength,  an  improvement  added 
whereby  once  oiling  will  last  a  season,  a  cover  and 
strainer  added,  and  the  prices  reuuced,  yet  we  will  ! 
make  the  proposal  that  we  will,  to  any  one  who  has  i 
purchased  one  machine,  give  10  per  cent  ofl' on  all  he 
may  sell  after  that;  and  this  is  all  we  can  do  in  the 
way  of  furnishing  them  at  wholesale.  To  dealers  who 
advertise  our  Extractors,  we  will  give  S."!  per  cent  ofl 
retail  prices.    This  offer  refers  only  to  Extractors. 

Any  kind  of  a  machine  that  revolves  the  honey  after 
it  is  thrown  out  of  the  comb,  or  that  revolves  tin  cans 
with  the  combs,  is  a  most  serious  blunder,  as  you  will 
see  by  trying  both  kinds. 

It  may  be  there  are  valuable  features  found  in  the  high 
priced  Extractors,  not  found  in  our  own,  but  if  such  is  the 
case,  we  are  unable  to  appreciate  them.  We  have  added 
every  improvement  suasrested  that  we  thought  would 
proxe  valuable,  all  things  considered.  Anyone  who  has 
studied  the  matter  will  see  thai  to  make  a  machine  capa- 
ble of  receiving  four  combs  instead  of  two,  will  require  an 
increase  in  size  and  weisiht,  without  very  matfrially  aid- 
ing in  rapidity  of  work,  among  the  masses.  Reversing  the 
combs  inside  the  can,  making  the  inside  frame  three-corn- 
ered, runninu'  the  mafhine  hv  geariner  or  belts  placed  un- 
der the  bottom,  making  the  machine  so  the  combs 
will  swing  over  when  ttirncd  backward,  etc.,  etc  , 
have  all  had  their  advocates,  but  we  think  have  gen- 
erally been,  after  a  time,  discarded  like  the  revol- 
ving cans.  Our  friends  can  rest  assured,  that  we 
shall  spare  no  pains  in  promptly  adopting  any  rctil 
improvement  that  may  come  up.  Please  do  tell  the 
dimensions  of  the  fiame  or  frames  you  use,  in 
ordering. 

IN8TKUCTIONS  FOK  USING  AN  EXTK.\CTOK. 

Many  of  our  new  friends  have  asked  for  directions 
or  using  these  machines,  but  really  ihey  are  so  sim- 
ple, that  it  seems  little  advice  need  be  roi|iiiied. 
They  are  all  ready  lor  use  when  received,  and  the  most 
that  is  required  is  to  screw  them  last  to  some  Ijox  or 
bench  just  high  enough  to  allow  the  gate  to  run  tlir 
honey  Into  the  liunc-hole  of  a  barrel.  Fasten  this 
box  or  bench  securely  to  the  floor.  Do  not  under- 
take to  work  unless  llie  bees  are  gaiheiing  honey,  or 
you  wili  be  very  likely  to  have  irouiile.  The  best 
time  is  when  they  are  busy  in  the  fields,  and  If  the 
yield  is  good,  you  will  hardly  need  any  smoke.  Care- 
fully remove  a  framf  from  the  hive,  and  then,  with  a 
series  of  sudden  jerks,  shake  the  bees  in  front  ol  the 
hive  or  on  top  of  the  frames,  as  you  may  lind  mosi 
convenient.  When  you  have  shaken  ofl'  as  many  a.*- 
you  can,  take  a  bunch  of  asparagus  tops,  and  gently 
brush  off  every  lice  in  front  ol  the  hive.  Now  with 
the  honey  knife,  carefully  cut  the  cappings  from  all 
capped  cells.  To  do  this  quickly,  you  will  slide  the 
knife  under  the  caiis  in  such  a  way  as  to  have  them 
come  ofl  in  one  entire  sheet.  In  regard  to  straining 
the  honjy,  we  know  of  no  way  that  answers  so  well, 
all  things  considered,  as  to  hang  the  little  bag  sent 
with  the  machine,  in  the  bung  of  the  barrel;  thh 
keeps  it  all  close  and  tight  ircm  flies  and  dust,  and 
wben  you  stop  work  for  a  little  while,  it  is  all  safe, 
without  the  necessity  of  covering  anything  up.  Two 
such  bags  are  reall>  needed,  so  that  one  can  be  kept 
clean  and  ready  to  take  the  place  ol  the  other,  when  It 
becomes  filled  with  impurities.  As  the  seoimeni  al 
ways  settles  to  the  bottom  ol  the  bag,  the  sidijs  WDrk 
well  as  a  strainer  for  a  long  time.  (Jloth  strains  hone.v 
more  perfectly  than  the  flnesi  wire  cloth  lan.  VVIien 
the  comb  is  uncapped  li  is  to  be  placed  in  the  Extrac- 


tor;  although  you  can  extract  one  comb  at  a  time  11 
you  choose,  it  Is  much  better  to  have  two,  as  they 
then  balance  each  other,  and  the  friction  is  lesson  the 
bearings,  though  our  machines  will  stand  the  strain 
ol  the  heaviest  combs,  one  at  a  time,  if  need  \>e.  Turn 
just  fast  enough  (and  no  faster)  to  throw  out  the  hon- 
ey, and  there  will  be  no  danger  of  throwing  out  the 
brood;  you  will  soon  It  am  this  by  practice.  Combs  so 
full  ol  brood  that  there  is  but  little  room  for  honey  had 
belter  be  left  in  the  hive  ;  there  is  little  to  be  gained 
by  woi  king  very  close,  and  should  the  honey  season 
suddenly  Close,  there  Is  danger  of  the  bees  starving, 
i\f  n  e  have  known  them  to  clo,  even  In  July. 

On  (his  account  I xvoidd  extract  from  the  frames 
in  the  upper  story  only,  after  the  bees  get  once  well  into 
tliem. 

After  the  honey  is  taken  fiom  one  side  ol  the  comb 
it  is,  01  course,  to  be  turned,  and  the  honey  taken  from 
the  other  side.  When  the  combs  are  very  heavy  and 
the  honey  very  thick,  it  may  be  best  to  throw  it  out 
only  partially  "the  first  time,  and  then  reverse,  to  avoid 
crushing  the  comb  into  the  %^  ire  cloth  by  the  great 
centrilugal  lorce  resulting  from  such  a  weight  moving 
at  a  >!ieai  speed. 

11  your  hives  are  kept  close  to  the  ground,  and  no 
weeds  alluwed  to  grow  around  the  entrances,  there  Is 
very  liitle  danger  ol  losing  queens  while  extracting, 
yet  it  is  a  very  good  plan  to  keep  them  carefully  in 
"mind,  and  if  you  should  not  tee  them,  we  think  it  a 
little  safer  to  shake  the  combs  that  contain  much 
brood,  so  that  the  bees  fall  directly  into  the  hive. 
Losing  queens  while  extracting  is  rather  expensive 
business. 


DADANT'3  UNCAPPIITG  CAN. 
This  is  very  convenient  indeed  when  much  ex- 
tracting is  done.  The  caps  fall  on  the  wire  screen, 
and  the  vt rv  tinest  honey  drains  from  Ihem,  and  is 
drawn  <itf  Ik  low.  If  a  jet  of  steam  is  available,  by 
directing  it  mi  the  drained  cappings,  100 lbs.  or  mnre 
may  be  ridficed  into  nice  wax  in  a  few  minutes. 
Prices;  17  inch,  *5  00;  20  inch,  «ii.OO.  They  are  fin- 
ished like  our  extractors. 

MATKKIAI-M   FOR    MAKING  BXTRACT0R9. 

IX.  tin.  14x20.  per  sheet,  10  c.;  per  box  of  112 

sheets $  9  Oe 

GEAEINO,  and   supporting  arm  that  attaches  it 
111  the  can,  finished,  complete,  varnished 

ready  for  use    1  26 

\\\  mail,  neim  iiiS  I",  more. 
Ten  sets  f.ir  $10.00. 
Suppcutiiig  arm  only,  .'iOc;  by  mail.  40c  more. 
EVEEETT  GEAEIHO,r)t)c  more  than  above  prices. 

MUTE'S  UPEIGHT  GEAEIHG 125 

Inside  ot  extractor  and  gearing  complete 4  tHI 

HONET  GATE    mmed.  reaov    lo  aol'.er  inio  can         50 

In  lotsot  10,  $1.00;  per  100 37  50 

If  >eiii  bv  niail  jiiiii  '2^;  each,  f  r  postage. 
Handles  for  making  Honey  Gates,  16  c;  if  wanted 
by  mail.  0  c.  extra. 

WISE  CLOTH  made  exp'O^slv  for  E2TEA0T0ES,  per 
square  foot,  8  c.;  10  sq.  ft.,  70  c;  100,  $6.00. 
If  waiued  b\  mall,  ."ic  per  foot  exira. 
HOOF  'o  gu  around   the   lop   of   the  GXTEACTOS, 
verv   strong   and  stifl',   nicelv   tiiii c-   and 
drilled  for  the  nnslineB,  ."iOr, ;  ten  for  $4.00. 
CAN  only  for  EXTEAOTOE,  without  any  inside  gear- 
log,  or  japauniug,  one-half  price. 


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13 


in  one  aide  of  the  hive,  on  the  frames,  in  the  porti- 
co, in  front  of  the  hive,  or  in  the  open  air  anywhere, 
and  the  feed  will  all  lie  taken  without  a  single  bee 
gt^'ttinff  drowned.  They  hold  just  about  i4  pint, 
and  are  sent  safely  by  mail  for  lOo,  postage  included. 
It  is  also  conveniently  used  at  the  entrance,  as 
shown  in  the  cut  below.    Price,  for  10,  15c;  100,  :$1.00. 


BEOKEN-COMB  BASSET. 
Basket  to  be  hung  in  extractor,   for  broken 
pieces  of  cnmb  and    for    section    bo.xes. 

Price  35c  :    by  mail 

FEEDERS. 


PEPPER  BOX  FEEDER. 

GLA.-S  TUMBLEK  i'JiJiDjia- 
At  present  we  make  and  keep  in  st(^ck  :i  kinds  of 
atmospheric  feeders,  the  Pepper  Box,  Haius  and 
Tumbler.  The  price  is  for  the  two  first,  5c  for  a 
pint,  and  10c  for  a  quart  feeder;  by  the  hundred, 
fl.OO  for  the  small,  and  |;8.U0  f..r  the  large;  if  sent 
by  mail,  double  the  above  prices.  Tumbler  feed- 
ers, 10c. ;  per  hundred,  $8.00;  not  mailable.  To 
use.  fill  with  syrup,  honey,  or  even  lumps  of  sug- 
ar with  water  poured  over  it.  When  full,  cover, 
and  turn  it  upright,  as  shown  in  the  cul.  It  may 
now  be  placed  in  front  of  the  hive  just  at  night, 
so  as  to  allow  the  bees  to  get  a  "sup"  to  start 
them,  and  they  will  quickly  take  evi^ry  dmp. 
If  you  wish  to  feed  in  the  day  time,  place  it  in  the 
hive  at  one  side  of  the  combs,  on  the  top  of  the 
frames,  or  on  the  top  of  a  honey  board  wil  h  one  of 
the  holes  open.  The  Pepper  Box  feeder  is  intended 
especially  to  be  set  over  a  hole  in  the  quilt  or  honey 
board;  but  can  be  used  at  the  entrance,  the  same  as 
the  other  feeders.  Any  of  the  cheap  boxes  with  a 
perforated  cover,  such  as  popper  is  sold  in,  will  an- 
swer the  same  purpose. 


SrMPLlClTY  FKEDER  ARRANGED  FOR  FEEDING  AT  THE 
ENTRANCE,  JUST  AT  NIGHT. 

Price  of  feeding-can  shown  above,  75c. 

The  syrup  [  would  recommend  is  sugar  dissolved 
in  any  quantity  of  water  convenient;  I  would  not 
have  it  as  thick  as  honey,  but  rather  thicker  than 
simply  sweetened  water.  This  is  for  warm-weather 
feeding,  to  stimulate  brood  and  queen  rearing.  Any 
kind  of  sugar  that  the  bees  will  eat  will  answer.  For 
winter  stores,  granulatf^l  sugar  is  probably  the  sa- 
fest of  anything.    See  sugar. 

Th*^  ahovp  must  lie  nsed  at  night,  or  we  shall  have 
robbins.  Fr>r  a  "  daylis-ht  entrance  feeder,"  I  would 
lecommend  the  one  below. 


THE  5c.  SIMPLICITY  FEEDEE;  directions  for  use. 
""Fill  It  with  honey,  syrup,  sweetened   water,  or 
evea  sugSLi  with  water  poured  on  it,  and  then  set  it 


GKA?  S  covered  SIMPLICITY   FEfiDjaS. 

The  sheet  of  glass  is  omitted  in  the  engraving,  but 
it  slides  in  the  srrooves  shown,  and  the  end  opposite 
the  filling-place  slides  under  the  little  wooden  board 
which  Covers  a  small  portion  of  the  feeder.  The 
glass  moves  so  easily  that  it  will  fall  frfim  one  end 
to  the  other,  as  the  feeder  is  tipped.  The  operation 
of  feeding  is  only  to  go  round  with  your  coffee-pot 
of  syrup,  and  till  them  up  wherever  you  can  see 
through  the  glass  that  t  he  feeder  is  empty.  Slip  the 
glass  back  with  your  finirer,  till  up,  and  then  close. 
No  syrup  goes  over  the  backs  of  the  bees,  because 
the  wire  cloth  lets  it  through  only  under  their  feet. 
It  is  all  made  of  one  block  of  wood  (with  a  wabbling 
saw),  except  the  little  board  over  one  end,  and  the 
strip  that  holds  the  gla'»8  from  being  dropped  out 
and  tiroken,  at  the  other  end.  We  can  furnish  them 
for  1.5c  complete;  in  lots  of  10,  fl  30;  per  UIO,  $11.00; 
or  .5c  more  each,  neatly  painted.  If  wanted  by  mail 
add  10c  each  for  postage. 

BEE AD -PAN  FEEDEE. 
(See  cut  and  prices  on  S-cnnt  Counter.) 
These  are  used  by  sim  ply  spreading  a  piece  of  cheese 
cloth  over  the  pan  and  then  flUiug  it  up,  or  the  syr- 
up may  be  put  under  the  cloth. 

OUT-DOOE  FEEDEE. 

Grooved  board  for  out-door  feeding  and  for  water- 
ing bees,  as  described  in  A  B  C,  15  c. ;  if  sent  by  mail, 
35  c. 

We  elso  furnish  what  we  have  for  years  called  the 
tea-kettle  feeder,  because  it  is  the  size  of  a  common 
tea-kettle,  and  holds  about  20  lbs.,  or  enough  for  a 
colony  to  winter  on,  at  one  "dose."  The  price  of 
theseis  50c  or  $1.00  for  ten.  They  are  to  be  used 
in  the  upper  story;  if  desired  they  can  be  made  in 
an  oblong  or  square  form,  so  as  to  be  used  in  the 
lower  story.  To  avoid  killing  bees,  they  may  be  at- 
tached to  a  top  bar,  and  be  hung  on  the  rabbets  like 
a  frame.  While  we  are  about  It,  I  would  remark 
that  1  consider  the  powdered  sugar,  made  iato  a 


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Oct. 


stiff  doufj-h  with  g-ood  honey,  and  then  laid  on  the 
frames  rlyht  over  the  cluster,  in  a  great  many  res- 
pects ahead  of  any  feeder. 

FRAMES  FOR  BEE  HIVES. 

COKNEKS,   METAL,   FOK   FKAME  MAKING. 

Perhaps  the  readiest  way  of  understanding  all  about 
these,  will  be  to  order  a  sample  frame,  which  we  send  by 
mail  with  a  bit  of  nibbet  and  sample  transferrinj?  cla"p, 
for  12c.  For  the  convenience  of  those  who  do  not  get  the 
idea  at  once,  we  submit  the  follo\ring  diagram.  Also  see 
enera^^ng  on  front  cover. 


r^•^^^r^^ 


MBTALCOEITER,  AND  ITS  POSITION  IN  THE  HIVB. 

The  engraving  is  full  size.  The  %  board  B  is  supposed 
to  be  the  end  of  the  hive.  A  is  a  section  of  the  metal  rab- 
bet, and  C  is  the  comer,  raised  a  little  from  its  place  as 
it  rests  on  the  rabbet.  The  space  E,  between  the  frame 
and  the  end  of  the  hive,  should  be  about  %  of  an  inch,  as 
explained  below.  F  .shows  the  l)evel  and  shoulder,  shown 
on  front  cover,  and  also  under  section  boxes;  this  is  to 
prevent  wind  or  rain  from  getting  through,  when  the  hives 
or  covers  are  piled  up  two  or  more  stories  high. 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  frame  is  supported  entirely 
on  knife  edies  crossmg  each  other  at  right  angles,  making 
it  impossible  for  the  bees  to  wax  the  frame  fast,  and  al- 
most impossible  for  you  to  pnich  a  bee  in  putting  the 
frame  down,  even  if  you  take  no  pains  at  all,  to  get  them 
out  of  the  way.  We  prefer  to  have  the  tin  rabbet  reach  up 
above  the  end  of  the  corner  C,  because  the  bees  are 
so  much  less  disposed  to  try  to  propolize  the  bright  tin; 
also  when  replacing  the  frames,  the  corner  arms  glide 
smoothly  into  place  as  soon  as  they  strike  the  rabbet.  The 
rabbet  may  be  used  without  the  corners,  or  the  corners 
may  be  used  without  the  rabbet,  but  neither  of  them  alone 
gives  U!.  a  frame  so  perfectly  movable;  and  as  wood  is  al- 
ways givim;  more  or  less,  they  can  not  hang  perfectly  true; 
neither  caji  a  frame  bo  slid  on  the  rabbets  up  to  its  place 
as  quietly  as  when  all  the  bearings  are  of  metal. 

now  TO  MAKE  THE  FEAME8. 

Our  frames  were  first  made  of  strips  of  straight  grained 
pine,  only  >»' of  an  inch  in  thickness,  and  it  is  surprising 
to  see  how  well  such  combs  have  stood.  On  one  occasion, 
a  number  of  these  heavily  tilled  with  honey  fell  from  the 
top  of  a  barrel,  yet  not  a  corner  was  injured,  and  not  a 
comb  broken ;  these  were  Gallup  frames,  however,  only 
IHxlli.  For  the  Langstroth  frames,  we  now  make  the 
Vjp  bar  about  \0-:V2,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  frame  7-.32. 
Eclair,  American,  and  Gallup  frames  are  all  made  of  7-32 
stuff  throuirliout,  and  also  the  new  wired  frames. 
(See  pag'e  8>.  The  Quinby  size  may  have  a  f  ton  bar, 
but  the  bottom  bars  might  all  be  not  more  than  i,  were  it 
not  that  the  frames  miy  be  sometimes  used  for  transfer- 
ring, and  that  the  weight  of  the  combs  would  sag  the 
bottom  bar,  wliich  is  a  very  bad  feature,  if  we  wish  to 
work  closely  and  avoid  killing  bees.  The  top  bars  would 
not  require  so  much  wood,  were  it  not  that  honey  boxes 
are  sometimes  j)l;iced  on  them,  and  it  is  advisable  to  been 
the  safe  side.  When  we  depend  entirely  on  the  use  of 
the  extractor,  we  would  prefer  a  space  of  half  an  inch  be- 
tween the  ends  of  the  frames  and  the  end  of  the  hive; 
but  for  box  honey,  small  bits  of  comb  will  be  built  in  this 
space,  more  than  will  be  the  case  if  t  only  is  allowed.  It 
requires  a  very  careful  operator  to  work  fast,  and  avoid 
pinching  bees,  when  only  i  or  f  inch  is  allowed. 

The  two  followiTig  cuts  may  assist  some  in  putting  on 
the  metal  corners : 


B 


Fig!! 


sxK.y.xxs-.-v^ 


D/ 
C 


every  pomt  like  C*  Should  you  get  one  done  badly, 
you  can  with  apairof  plyers  straightenit  outand  waieitgo 
right.  (When  clinching  down  the  points,  the  frame 
is  to  be  pusheit  Into  the  iron  block  made  for  the  pur- 
pose, or  Into  a  notch  cut  In  a  block  of  hard  wood.) 
The  objection  has  frequently  been  made  that  this 
takes  more  time  than  to  nail  them;  even  if  this  were 
so,  we  are  enal)led  to  employ  girls  or  other  cheap  hf  lp(we 
beg  pardon,  Indies,  l)ut  we  never  yet  saw  aco'nmunity  that 
did  not  fumisli  more  or  less  females,  who  would  be  glad 
to  get  some  such  light  work)  who  could  not  possibly  nail 
good  frames;  tlien  after  they  are  done,  their  superior 
strength  and  li^-htncss  compared  with  nailed  frames,  fully 
make  up  the  ditVcreiice  in  price.  We  will  send  you  a  sam- 
ple frame  by  mail,  just  as  we  would  have  it.  for  32  cents, 
(American  and  Gallup  size  10  cts.)  including  sample  of 
rabbet  and  transferring  clasp,  and  you  can  test  it  by  the 
side  of  your  own  frame  in  your  hive.  If  the  nailed  ones 
do  not  seem  awkward  after  using  it,  you,  of  course,  need 
not  invest  any  further. 

The  metal  corners  were  patented  .Tune  18th,  1872,  but 
we  have  "repented,"  and  hereby  give  the  invention  free- 
ly to  our  readers.  If  any  one  can  make  them  cheaper  than 
we  do,  we  will  try  to  rejoice,  because  it  will  benefit  the 
people. 
^  I  Frames  with  nnctal  corners,  per  hundred...    84  00 

e  I  The  same  in  the  flat, 3  50 

»  I        "  "  "  "  per  1,000 30  00 

(£  I        ' 10,000 2.50  00 

Frames  ordered  }»((t  vp,  not  sent  in  hi%-es,  will  be 
at  an  extra  expense  of  25c  for  each  hundred  or  frac- 
tion thereof,  for  crating.  Frames  in  the  flat,  go  as 
third-class  freight,  while  put  up,  are  at  double  first- 
class  freight,  on  account  of  the  great  huTli. 

32  I  Comb-g-uides  (if  wanted  extra),  per  100 25 

20  I  Corners,  metal,  per  hundred 50 

25  "  "       top  only,  per  himdred 60 

15!        "  "       bottom,      "  "       40 

On  1,000  or  more  a  discount  of  10  per  cent  will  be 
made,  and  on  10,000,  25  per  cent.  The  latter  discount 
will  also  be  given  to  those  who  advertise  metal  cor- 
nered frames. 

10  I  Blocks,  iron,  for  metal  cornered  frame  ma- 
king   15 

Machinery  complete  for    makine   Metal  Cor- 
ners   IS260  00 

Wlu'ii  rustniiiiTs  clii  not  sinoil'v  wliioli  kin<l  of  traine  is  w.nnt- 
i-d.  we  ahvnys  .-nnl  luital-.-.  ,ilK  rril. 


Figure  1  represents  the  points  readv  to  be  closed  down 
and  clinched  into  the  wood;  Fiir.  2  a  point  badlv  clinched  at 
B,  and  one  perfectly  driven  d^wn  at  C.  The  line  D  shows 
the  direction  in  which  the  finishing  blow  of  the  hammer 
is  to  be  given;  in  fact  this  blow  should  sink  the  metal 
slightly  into  the  comer  of  the  wood,  drawing  it  up  tight 
at  the  side  C,  and  on  no  account  If  ttinir  it  bulge  out  at  B, 
nor  allowing  the  point  to  curl  up.  A  light,  properly  made 
aaouaer  aud  » little  practice  will  enable  any  one  to  make 


FRAMES  ENTIRELY  OF  WOOD, 

Made  as  in  the  cut  above,  price  per  hundred,  $2.00; 
the  same  in  the  flat,  $1.75;  1000,  $15.00;  10,000,  $12.5.00. 
Any  of  the  5  sizes  shown  on  page  10,  or  any  combina- 
tion (i,  e,  tops  and  bottom  bars  to  one,  with  sides  to 
another)  will  bo  furnished  at  the  above  price  in  any 
quantity,  but  ofhl  sizes  must  be  ordered  in  lots  of  not 
less  thiin  100,  and  the  price  will  be  one-fimrth  more. 
This  applies  to  Metal  Cornered,  as  well  as  all-wood 
frames.  Sample  L.  frame  of  the  above  kind  mailed 
for  7  cents.  For  wide  frames  for  section-boxes,  see 
Section  Honey  Boxes.  Second  quality  frames, 
one-fourth  less,  when  we  have  them  in  stock. 

FOOT-FOWER  BUZZ-SAWS. 

Tliese  machines  are  very  handy  in  the  apiary  indeed, 
and  as  we  warrant  them  to  cut  common.  Inch,  pine 
boards  at  the  rate  of  8  feet  per  minute,  line  measure, 
and  other  thicknesses  in  proportion,  they  will  answer 
to  make  frames,  liives,  section  boxes,  and  almostevcry 
thing  wanted  about  the  apiary.  The  table  can  be 
raised  and  lowereil  for  cutting  different  depths,  for 
rabbeting,  grooving,  joining  and  other  work.  Price, 
with  two  6  Inch  saws,  all  needed  gauges,  etc.,  $:}5.00. 
The  buzz  saws  will  reach  through  2!^  inches.  A 
scroll  saw  attachment  is  adc'el  for  $5.00  more,  or  SW 
for  complete  machine  as  phown  below.  Wt.,  125  lbs. 
Shipped  from  factory  in  Illinois. 

These  answer  very  well,  for  making  hives  for  your 
own  use,  but  If  you  think  of  making  them  for  sale, 
you  will  need  power  of  some  kind.    If  the  machine  is 

*  Our  IB-ceut  magnetic  hanimor  is  about  right. 


1883 


IMi'LEMEKTS  m  BEE  OUJLTUKE. 


15 


all  in  exceUent  txlm,  saws  shai-p.  anrl  everv  thing 
nicely  oiled,  ttie  labor  is  not  very  fatiguing,  for  saw- 
ing inch  lumber,  but  if  you  let  the  saw  get  just  a  little 
<luil,  or  your  lumber  is  hard,  or  if  you  attempt  to  cut 
very  much  2  inch  stuff,  you  mav  wish  pretty  "severe- 
ly," you  had  a  little  engine.  We  furnish  with  them 
the  ABC  book  (cloth  cover),  which  gives  directions 
for  hive  making,  saw-filing,  and  the  care  of  saws. 


FOOT-POWBE  BUZZ  SAW  AND  SCEOLL  SAW  COMBINED. 

FOUNTAIN   PUMP,   OR    SWARM    AR- 
RESTER. 


This  is  a  very  pretty  little  brass  force  pump,  or 
fire  engine,  with  a  rubber  hose  attached.  It  Is  so 
light,  that  you  can  work  it  with  a  pail  of  water  hang- 
ing on  your  arm,  ami  can  throw  the  water  without 
trouble  onto  the  roof  of  a  three  story  building.  Of 
course  these  machines  are  invaluable  in  extinguish- 
ing fires,  washing  windows,  clearing  trees  of  worm's 
nests,  watering  plants  and  gardens,  etc.;  but  their 
chief  value  to  the  bee  keeper  is  ou  account  of  the  fa- 
cility with  which  a  swarm  of  bees  can  be  brought 
down  by  spraying  them  with  the  attachment  spec- 
ially for  that  purpose. 

Price  of  pump  is  now  but  fS.OO;  thev  have  formerly 
been  810.    If  wanted  by  mail,  add  60c  for  postage. 

After  you  have  bought  one,  10  per  cent  off  on  fu- 
ture orders.    Wholesale  rates  on  application. 

A  beautiful  colored  plate  of  the  pump  mailed  on 
application.  These  pumps  are  eztrewe/v  well  and 
strongly  made.  Extra  hose,  30c  per  foot.  Postage 
5c  per  foot  extra. 


FILES  FOB  CIRCULAR  SAWS. 


Tlie  above  is  the  very  best  thuig  we  have  ever 
found,  and  as  the  shnpe  is  just  the  pitch  of  the  teeth, 
almo.st  any  one  c:in  learn  to  put  a  saw  in  order  with 
one  of  them,  in  a  very  short  time. 

Price  of  the  5  inch 15c  or  81.25  for    ten 

"      "    "    6    "     2.5c  "    1.80    " 

"      "    "10    "     &5c  "    2.75    "        " 

If  wanted  by  mail,  add  '.)c  for  each  small  one,  and  7c 
for  each  larse  one.  The  large  size  is  just  right  for 
thehnnd  ripper. 

Double  ender  files  (7  inch),  for  cut  off  saws,  10c. 
10.  i>Oc:  100. -SS.SO.    If  wanted  bv  mail,  2c  each  extra. 
The  same,  10  inch,  15c.  10,  f  1.25;  100,  $12.00.  If  want- 
ed by  mail,  add  3c  each  extra. 
10  inch,  flat.  Mill  Saw  flies  (by  mail,  13c.  extra) . .        40 

13  "         "       "       "      "    (by  mail.  18c.  extra)..       60 

14  "         "       "       "     "    (by  mail,  30c.  extra)..       75 
Round  Files,  9  inch  (by  mail,  3c.  extra) 25 

"        "12   "     (by  mail,  6c.  extra) a5 

These  last  are  used  for  making  a  round  "throat" 
in  circular  saw?,  especially  large  saws.  Our  flies 
are  all  of  the  celebrated  Nicholson  make. 

GALVANIZED  IRON  WIRE, 

For  Grapevine  trellises,  per  lb.  (by  mail,  18c.  ex.). ..15 
There  are  about  130  feet  to  the  pound. 

GLASS  FOR  BEE-KEEPERS. 

Glass,  8x18,  for  large  shipping  cases,  8c.  per  sheet; 
or  f  3.50  per  box,  in  boxes  of  50  sheets. 

Glass,  8xl3!4,  for  small  shipping  cases,  6c.  per  sin- 
gle sheet;  or  $3.00  per  box,  in  boxes  of  66  sheets. 

Glass,  cut  to  any  of  the  sizes  used  by  Beekeepers, 
for  $3.00  per  box  of  50  square  feet. 

Glass  for  combined  shipping  case  and  honey  crate. 
Price  per  box  of  175  sheets  2  1-16x18  inches  $3.00. 
Per  sheet  2c. 

At  this  price,  each  box  must  contain  hut  one  size. 
Glass  in  full  boxes,  shipped  from  Pittsburgh. 

Glass-cutters,  5  c.;  by  mail,  7  c. 

GL.^SS  HONEY  PAILS. 

While  almost  everybody  wants 
some  kind  of  a  pail  to  carry  honey 
in,  many  also  prefer,  fen-  liquid  hon- 
ey, a  glass  utensil  to  anything  else. 
Both  objects  have  been  secured  by 
the  pail  shown  in  the  adjoining  il- 
lustration. The  top  screws  on,  like 
the  cap  of  a  fruit-jar.  and  tncy  can 
be  used  with  rubber,  if  desired.  The 
bail  turns  down  out  of  the  way, 
when  they  are  to  be  packed,  or  when 
it  is  necessary  to  set  them  on  shelves. 
Prices:  H-lb.  pail,  .5c;  10,  4.5c;  100, 
$4  25:  1-lb.  pail,  8  cts.;  ten,  75  cts. ; 
100,  $6.50;  i;4-lb.  pail,  lOcts.;  ten,  90  cts.;   100,  $8.5tl. 

GLOVES,  RUBBER. 

While  we  sell  large  quantities  of  these  for  hand- 
ling bees,  lean  not  consistently  recommend  them, 
for  I  consider  the  naked  hand  better  for  working 
among  the  bees  than  any  covering  that  can  be  de- 
vised for  it.  We  can  furnish  a  good  article,  well 
worth  the  m^nev  for  other  purposes,  as  follows:  La- 
dies' glovps,  (sizes  Nos.  6.  7,  8,  9).  per  pair,  $1.50;  10 
pair,  $13..50;  100  pair,  $110.00.  Gents'  gloves,  (sizes, 
Nos.  10.  11,  13.)  per  p>nr,  $1.75;  10  pair,  $15.00;  100 
pair,  $140.00.  Driving  gloves,  extra  large,  long 
wrists,  (Nos.  13  and  14)  per  pair,  12  25;  10  pair.  $20.00. 
Mark  size  of  hand  on  sheet  of  paper  when  ordering. 
Above  prices  include  postage.  It  sent  by  express  or 
freight  with  other  goods,  5  cents  per  pair  may  be 
deducted. 

GLEANINGS,  BACK  VOLUMES. 

We  can  furnish  Vol.  I.  for  75  cents,  and  any  of  the 
others  for  $1.00  each  separately.  Neatly  bound,  25 
cents  per  volume  extra.  The  postage  will  be  one- 
flfth  more  if  wanted  by  mail.  We  will  furnish 
the  whole  from  Vol.  I.  to  Vol.  X,  inclusive,  neatly 
bound,  for  an  even  $10.00.    If  sent  by  mail,  $3.00 

These  back  volumes  -Tre  very  valuable  as  books  of  reference, 
nnd  in  the  matter  of  p.itents  alone,  beginners  would  save  hun- 
dreds of  dollars,  by  knowing:  wliat  devices  have  been  tried  and 
abandoned.  Every  few  days  we  see  accounts  of  patente  on 
things  that  h.ave'been  fully  discu.«sed  in  the  old  bee  journals; 
had  the  inventor  been  posted  on  what  is  already  known,  he 
would  have  saved  both  time  .and  money.  All  of  the  abovo  vol- 
umes contain  most  comprehensive  indexes. 


16 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


GRINDSTONi:. 

WHAT  THB  MANtrFACTCRERS  SAY  OF  IT. 

After  much  experl- 
mfntinp,  we  have  now 
fiillv  porfccterl  mir  Grind 
Stfno  for  family  use,  anrt 
ofPpr  it  to  the  public  with 
a  full  ouamntee  that  it  is 
a  perfect  ranchine:  and 
also  that  it  will  please 
everv  one  who  buys  it. 
So  far  as  we  know,  it  is 
the  first  Foot-Power  Ma- 
chine which  has  been  f>il- 
ly  adaptf'fl  to  the  wants 
of  families  for  household 
work  and  of  mechanics 
for  (rrindlng-  small  tools 
The  stone  is  of  the  best 
quality,  and  runs  per- 
fect'v  true.  It  is  8  inches 
in  diameter,  ]'4  inches 
thick,  and  made  at  the 
Huron  Quarries  express- 
ly for  this  use. 
*■  The  Emery  Wheel  is  the 
same  size  as  the  Stone,  and  double  confed  on  the 
side  and  rim  with  best  Welllns'ton  Mills'  Kmery. 
When  not  in  use  it  is  taken  off  and  laid  aside.  A 
spontre  is  fastened  in  the  side  of  the  trougrh  to  keep 
the  stone  from  throwing  water  when  running  at  a 
hifirh  speed. 

The  Machine  is  run  with  a  clutch,  so  that  there 
can  he  no  dead  centers:  but  when  the  foot  touches 
the  treadle  it  stirts  off  in  the  riffht  direction,  and 
runs  at  a  very  hiuh  or  very  low  r^ite  of  speed  as  de- 
sired. For  ffrlndinsr  0ar\in2-  Knives  and  all  liffht 
tools,  and  for  polishinsr  Putlerv  this  Machine  is  per- 
fect. The  legs  are  made  to  fold  up  for  shippinff,  so 
as  to  occupy  a  small  space.  Woig-ht,  2fi  lbs.  Price, 
Including  box,  $3..50.  MILLERS  FALLS  CO. 

WHAT  I  SAY   OF   IT. 

It  seems  to  me,  the  above  machine  would  be 
cheap  at  f.'i.no,  in  almost  any  familv:  but.  notwith- 
standing 'his,  T  have  made  arransrements  wherebv  I 
can  furnish  it  for  ^3  on.  We  have  the  machines  sent 
by  freiirht  from  Vow  Yoi-k. 

'SmMli  HAND  GRINDSTONE,  75c.  A  very  pretty  and 
bandy  little  machine. 

GRAFEVIinSS. 

Strong,  thrifty,  Concord  grapevines,  for  shading 
bee  hives,  lOc  each,  or  s.5r>ont-i  for  ten.  If  sent  bv 
mall,  double  above  prices.  These  vines  are  the  best 
to  be  had,  and  are  j\ist  a\ich  as  we  have  planted  in 
our  new  grounds  for  shading  the  hives. 

HAMMERS  AND  NAILS. 

Much  depends  on  having  a  hammer  just  right  for 
the  work  that  is  to  be  done.  I  often  see  people 
(women  especiallv,  begging  their  pardon)  try  to 
drive  a  small,  slender  nail,  into  lisrht  work,  with  a 
verv  hea\'j'  hammer.  The  nail  do\ibles  up,  the  work 
splits,  their  flntrers  get  pounded,  and  it  is  no  won- 
der they  conclude  in  disgust,  that  carpentry  is  not 
their  forte.  Trying  to  drive  a  large  nail  with  a  lisrht 
hammer  is  not  so  bad,  but  it  is  a  great  waste  of  time 
and  strength.  Every  bee  keeper  should  have  at 
least  three  sizes  of  hammers.  You  can  drive  a  com- 
mon brass  pin  its  whole  length  into  a  pine  board, 
with  a  hammer  of  the  right  weight;  but,  should  you 
try  to  do  it  with  either  of  the  first  two  hammers 
shown  in  the  e»it,  >ou  would  doul)le  it  up  the  first 
clip.  You  might  do  it  with  No.  3,  but  it  is  doubtful. 
With  4,  .5,  or  6,  you  could  do  it  without  trouble.  In 
watch  work,  we  fre()uently  reipiire  hammers  weigh- 
ing scarcely  more  than  a  quarter  of  an  oz. 

No.  2  is  my  favorite  hammer  for  making  bee  hives. 
It  cost  me,  several  years  ago,  f2.00;  but  I  can  sell 
yo\i  one  just  like  It  now,  ad/e  eye,  fine  tempered 
steel,  for  just  75  c.;  by  mail.  95c.* 

No.  1  is  the  same  thing,  except  that  it  has  a  round 
face,  and  will  not  mar  or  bruise  work,  like  No.  2; 
price  is  the  same. 

No.  3  is  the  same  as  No.  two,  only  about  Vi  as 
heavy.  It  Is  extremely  handy  about  the  apiary,  for 
making  chaff  hives,  nailing  frames  and  seotion 
boxes,  etc.,  etc.  The  strong  steel  claw  makes  it 
much  more  desirable  than  any  of  the  cheaper  tack 
hammers.    At   same   price  a  Saadler's,  or   Horse- 


*The  same  hammer,  either  I  or  2.  oast  steel,  but  not  as  well 
ftnlshed.  win  he  foim^l  on  onr  :v>c  counter;  and  a  lighter  b.-nm- 
mer,  sa>me  make,  on  the  25c  counter. 


Shoer's  Hammer.  Where  one  is  expert  enough  to 
hit  the  nail  every  time,  this  1«  a  great  favorite  for 
nice,  fine  work.    Price  50c:  by  mail  62c. 

No.  4  is  a  very  pretty  Tack  Hammer  that  can  never 
come  loose  in  the  handle,  for  handle  and  hammer 
are  all  one  piece  of  malleable  iron,  with  a  piece  of 
walnut  inlaid,  as  shown  in  the  out.  This  is  a  beauti- 
ful and  handy  hammer,  price  2.'ic;  by  mail,;i3c. 

No.  5  is  a  Magnetic  Tack  Hammer.  As  the  head  of 
the  tack  sticks  to  the  face  of  the  hammer  when  you 
bring  them  near  each  other,  it  is  a  most  handy  tool 
for  making  smokers  and  (jueen  cages,  tacking  wire- 
cloth,  cards,  or  paper  on  to  anything.  Price  10c:  by 
mail  15c.  The  same  with  a  very  neat  iron  handle, 
1.5c;  by  mail,  23c.  This  is  a  new  and  most  haautifiu 
tool. 

No.  6  is  a  small  cheap  Tack  Hammer,  all  iron.  It  is 
a  nice  plaj'thing  for  the  children,  beautiful  for 
cracking  nuts,  etc.,  as  well  as  answering  excellently 
for  nailing  sections,  cages.,  etc.  Price  5c;  by  mail, 
lie.    Finished  in  Copper  Bronze  or  Black  Japan. 


A  FULL-SIZED  HAMMER  FOR  ONLY  20c. 

There  is  one  hammer  I  have  not  pictured  In  the 
list.  It  is  very  nuich  like  No.  2,  and  has  an  adze  eye. 
It  is  a  good  looking  hammer,  with  a  secure  hickory 
handle,  but  it  is  (mly  malleable  iron.  For  all  this, 
it  will  do  a  great  aniount  of  service.  You  can  keep 
one  of  these  for  the  women  and  children,  (begging 
their  pardon)  so  they  will  not  be  borrowing  yours, 
and  if  it  is  lost,  it  will  be  no  great  damage.  Did 
your  folks,  any  of  you,  ever  hunt  for  "the  hammer," 
my  friend?  How  much  time  did  you  waste?  and  did 
you  get  cross  any?    Postage  on  this  hammer,  21  c. 

The  same  a  little  smaller,  for  15  cts.  By  mail  17c. 
extra.  See  couuter  store,  for  wholesale  price  on 
hammers. 

NAILS  AND  TACKS  USED  IN  THE  APIARY. 

When  the  women  folks  or  boys  choose  a  hammer 
unsuitable  for  their  work,  they  are  to  a  certain  ex- 
tent excusable,  for  perhaps  they  had  but  one  to 
choose  from,  and  such  may  be  the  case  with  nails, 
but  it  is  generally  possible  to  have  at  least  a  little 
chance  for  choice  in  the  nails  we  use.  Now  as  it  is 
rather  a  fine  point  to  choose  exactly  the  best  nail 
for  the  purpose,  I  have  gone  to  a  little  pains  to  col- 
lect the  nails  and  tacks  used  in  our  establishment, 
wbicb  I  bare  figured  In  tbe  cut. 


18S8 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


17 


For  the  benefit  of  the  aforesaid  women  and  chil- 
dren (begging  their  pardon  still  again),  I  would  re- 
mark that  nearly,  if  not  quite,  all  of  the  nails  men- 
tioned heretofore  must  be  placed  right  when  they 
are  driven,  or  they  will  split  the  wood.  If  you 
look  at  a  common  nail,  you  will  see  that,  if  set  one 
way,  it  acts  like  a  wedge,  and  is  sure  to  split  the 
wood.  If  set  the  other  way,  the  wide  part  goes  into 
the  wood  first,  and  the  nail  gets  narrower,  the  deep- 
er it  goes. 

THE  NEW  WIRE  NATLS. 

Now  there  is  a  new  kind  of  nails  made  of  wire, 
that  may  be  driven  any  way;  and,  for  light  work 
these  seem  to  be  a  great  improvement  over  the  old 
kinds.  When  a  nail  of  the  old  kind  gets  drawn  out 
a  little,  or  "loose,"  as  we  call  it,  it  comes  out  very 
easily,  but  these  wire  nails,  being  all  of  a  size,  hold 
their  whole  length.  In  the  cut,  I  have  shown  6  sizes. 
They  are  tougher  and  stronger,  for  the  amount  of 
metal  contained  in  them,  than  the  old  kind,  and 
therefore  even  though  they  do  cost  more  by  the  lb., 
there  are  so  many  more  in  a  lb.  that,  in  reality,  they 
are  cheaper.  They  are  used  for  making  all  kinds  of 
honey  boxes,  broad  frames,  nailing  on  separators 
(they  will  drive  through  the  tin  without  ha\ing  holes 
pre-\-iously  made)  and  are  just  the  thing  for  a  great 
variety  of  purposes  in  the  apiary. 

The  following  sizes  I  have  selected  as  being  most 
especially  what  the  bee-keeper  will  need  for  Hives, 
Frames,  Sections,  etc.  I  have  had  them  made  of 
rather  smaller  wire  than  those  usually  found  in  the 
market,  and  for  this  reason  you  will  not  generally 
find  these  sizes  in  the  market.  As  we  buy  in  large 
lots,  we  can  furnish  you,  in  100  B).  lots,  lower  than  you 
would  be  likely  to  get  them  directly  from  the  Factory. 

PRICE    LIST    OF    WIRE    NAILS. 

—  Price. . 


THE  NAILS  WB  USE    IN   MAKING  HIVES,  FRAMES,  SEC- 
TIONS, ETC. 

The  cut  represents  the  full  size  of  all  the  nails  we 
use  in  the  various  departments  of  our  factory:  and. 
to  accommodate  you,  I  have  decided  to  keep  in 
stock  a  quantity  sufficient  to  meet  your  demands. 
Even  if  you  do  not  order  them  of  me,  it  may  be  of 
service  to  you  to  know  just  what  sized  nails  I  have 
found,  after  large  experience,  to  be  best  suited  to 
each  part  of  our  work,  and  what  they  ought  to  cost. 

No.  1  (8d.  common)  is  the  largest  nail  we  find  any 
use  for,  and  it  is  used  only  in  the  packing  room,  in 
boxing  and  crating  our  heaviest  articles  for  ship- 
ment. About  100  nails  make  a  lb,  and  as  the  price 
is  5  c,  we  get  about  25  nails  for  a  cent.  Price  per 
Keg  of  ion  lbs.  ?4..50. 

No.  4  (6d.  common),  is  used  only  in  the  packing 
room.  There  are  150  in  a  lb.  Price  5  c  per  lb.,  or 
$4.T5  per  keg. 

No.  5  (6d.  casing).  Is  used  for  Simplicity  cover,  and 
for  bottom  boards  in  story  and  a  half  and  Chaff 
hives.  There  are  200  in  a  lb.,  and  the  price  is  ti  c 
per  lb.,  or  |5..tO  per  keg. 

No.  7  (id.  common  or  shingle),  used  only  in  packing 
room.  There  are  300  in  a  lb.  Price  per  lb.  514  c,  or 
$0.00  per  keg. 

No.  8  (4d.  casing),  is  used  for  Simplicity  cover. 
There  are  330  in  a  lb.,  and  price  is  6  c  per  lb.,  or 
f5.75  per  keg. 

No  10  (2d.  common)  is  used  for  outside  shell  of 
Chaff  hive  and  fastening  metal  rabbets  inside  of 
hives.  There  are  800  in  a  lb.  and  the  price  is  "He,  or 
$7.00  per  keg. 

Nos.  15,  16,  17,  and  18  are  linned  tacks  and  nails, 
and  are  especially  valuable  for  out  door  work  as 
they  never  rust. 

No.  15  (1  inch  tinned  nail),  is  used  expressly  for 
driving  into  hives  to  hang  the  slates  on.  There  are 
200  in  a  lb.,  and  the  price  is  15c  per  lb. 

No.  16  (H  in.  tack);  there  are  150  in  an  oz.,  and  the 
price  is  3c  per  oz.,  ■  ^r  35c  p^r  li. 

No.  17  {%  in.  tinned  tack)  is  used  for  putting  enam- 
eled cloth  on  chaff  division  board's,  fnr  tackmg 
pasteboard,  cardboard,  etc.;  and  for  aU  purposes 
where  No.  18  is  too  short.  There  are  275  in  an  oz  , 
and  the  price  is  5c,  or  65c  per  lb. 

No.  18  (ii  in.  tack)  Is  just  thp  thing  for  tacking 
screen  wire  on  queen  cages  and  mosquito  screen?, 
queen  cards  on  hives,  cards  on  boxes,  etc.,  etc.  It 
neom  rugts.  There  are  500  in  an  oz.  and  the  price  is 
6o..  or  75c  per  lb. 

Nos.  19  to  34,  are  the  new  wire  nails;  see  table 
Iwlow 


L'gth 

No.of 

Size 

of 

Nails 

of 

NaUs 

in  tt. 

Wire. 

Put  up  in 
five-cent 
Packages 


la 


ioa> 


100ft 


^in. 

1  12,500  1  N0.-21 

per  oz 

.5c 

50  c. 

$4.00  !  $35.00 

96" 

1  10,000  1     "  21   1 

u      „ 

5    1 

40 

3.50  1    33.00 

H" 

1    6,000  1    "  30 

"    " 

5    1 

30 

2..T0  1    23.00 

96" 

1    4,400  1    "  19  1 

2    " 

5    1 

30 

1.80  1    17.00 

5i£" 

1    3,750  1    "  18 

2    " 

5    1 

18 

1.50  1    13.50 

%  " 

1    3,250  1    "  18 

3    " 

5    1 

16 

1.40  1    13.00 

1     " 

1    3,000  1     "  18 

3    " 
3    " 

5    1 
5 

16 

1.40  1    13.00 

1J4" 

1     1,000  1    "  17 

15 

1.35  1    12.00 

IH" 

1       650  1    "  16 

14 

1.25!    11.50 

15Si" 

1       450  1    "  15 

13 

1.20]    11.00 

2     " 

1       340  1    •'  14  1 

n 

1.10  1     10.00 

2^4" 

1       225  1    "  13  1 

11 

1.00 1      9.50 

The  %  inch  are  the  ones  we  use  for  making  wide 
frames  to  hold  sections  and  the  aU-wood  brood  frs. 

The  Yi  in.  is  the  size  most  used  for  section  boxes, 
putting  on  separators,  etc. 

With  the  Vi  inch  nails  and  a  light  hammer  to 
match,  we  can  nail  lumber  that  has  heretofore  been 
considered  out  of  the  question,  on  account  of  its 
thinness,  and  we  can  do  a  good  job  on  it,  too. 

The  %  inch  is  the  smallest  of  anything  I  have 
ever  seen  or  used  in  the  line  of  tacks  or  nails,  and 
yet  they  are  very  handy  and  very  cheap,  for  a  great 
variety  of  fine  work. 

Any  of  the  above  tacks  or  nails  will  be  sent  by 
mail,  at  a  cost  of  l8c  per  lb.  for  postage.  If  you 
want  only  a  single  oz.,  you  must  send  2  c  to  pay 
postage.  Postasre  on  2  oz.  packages  fi  3c.,  on  3  oz. 
p  ickages.  4c.  The  staple  sizes  of  nails  are  liable  to 
an  advance  without  notice. 

HILL'S  DEVICE. 


hill's   device   for  covering    FRAMfciS  IN  WINTER. 

The  above  is  placed  over  the  frames  and  under  the 
cushions,  and  forms  a  ch.imber  for  the  hees  to  clus- 
ter in,  and  permits  them  to  pass  freely  from  one 
comb  to  anothnr,  even  durinir  h  shady  zero  freeze. 
Price  r>c  each,  45c  for  10,  or  $4.00  per  hundred;  In 
Hat,  $2.50.    By  mall,  5o  each  extra. 


OXJR  HIVES  ALL  TAKE  THE  LANGSTROTK  FRAME. 

IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE, 


Oer. 


SIMPLICITY    BBE-HIVB,  WITH    ALIQHTINQ-BOARD    AND 
PORTICO. 

Also  2.  frame  nucleus  hive,  on  the  shelf  attached  to 
the  trellis, 

SIMPLICITY  HIVES  AND  COMBINATIONS. 

One  Story  hive  for  extractor  (body  2.5c— 2  cov- 
ers (or  bottoms-same  thiiif?)  SOc  -nailinj? 
and  painting  ac— 10  Metal  Corner  frames 
and  enameled  sheet  Site— cratinpr  3c) 1  55 

One  story  hive  for  comb  honey  is  precisely  the 
same  as  the  aliovi;,  snlistilutiii!?  2  frames  of  sec- 
tions for  3  or  4  metal  cornered  frames 1  tiO 

The  a))ove  16  sections  will  be  fitted  with  fdn. 
Starters  ready  for  the  bees,  for  10c,  and  the  tni 
8et>arators  added  for  10c,  makmK  whole  com- 
plete       1  80 

The  above  two  hives  contiiin  everythimc  used  in  a  2 

story  hive.    We  sim  ply  use  another  body  tilled  with  frames 

or  sections,  for  a  2  story  hive. 

For  a  2  story  hivf>  for  tlie  extractor,  add  (to  1  story 
$1..55)  lx)dy  2,5c— nailing  and  pnintin!X  10c— 10 
frames  40e— cratins  .5c,  makin(<  complete  2 
story  coiitflnini;  20  frames 2  35 

For  a  2  story  hive  for  comb  honey  add  (to  1  story 
$160)  body  25c— nailing  and  "painting  10c— 7 
flames  of  sections  TOc-cratini;  10c,  making 
complete  2  «tory  cnntninina  7  brood  frames 
and  9  wide  frames,  holding  72  sections 2  75 

If  filled  with  fdn.  starters  40c— if  also  filled  with 
tin  septrat)rs  4>5c.  makinif  a  2  story  hive 
for  comb  honey  complete  all  ready  for  the 
bp«s 3  60 

One  body  and  1  cover  in  the  Hat,  as  sample  to 
work  from-1  sample  fr.,  enam  I'd  sheet  for 
covering  frames,  and  frame  of  8  section 
boxes  with  fdn.  and  separators  included. . .  |0  80 

An  upper  story  painted  (no  cover)  tilled  Willi  sec- 
tions, fdn.  starters  and  seimralors,  all  ready 
to  be  set  over  any  L.  or  Simplicity  hive 1  75 

WINTERING  BEES  IN  SIMPLICITY  HIVES. 

I  am  strongly  of  the  opinion  that  it  does  not  pay 
to  winter  bees  in  Simplicity  hives.  Better  set  the 
bees  and  combs  into  a  Chaff  Hive,  and  put  the  Sim- 
pHcitiea  away  until  another  summer. 


IRON  GAUGE  FRAMES. 

Iron  frames  to  gauge  size  of  above  hives,  and  to 
hold  them  true  when  nailing,  size  20'4xl6  inside  (a 
pair  of  these  are  needed  to  nail  the  Simplicity  hives 
conveniently),  price,  50c  each,  or  i;l.00  per  pair. 


CHAFF  OR  LAWN  HIVE. 

The  Chaff  hive  is  precisely  the  same  as  shown  in 
the  above  cut,  with  scroll  work  and  brackets  omitted. 

They  contain  10  brood  frames  below,  and  14  above; 
or,  instead  of  brood  frames  above,  10  wide  frames 
with  sections  are  generally  used.  Prices  are  as  fol- 
lows : 

Chaff  Hive,  well  painted,  and  completely  furnished 

i  comb  honey  (Lawn  Hive,  as  in  cut,$l  more).  5  00 

If  fdn.  starters  and  separators  are  omitted  50c  less. 
Chatf  Hive,  do.,  for  extracted  honey 3  75 

"  "    complete,  without  any  frames 2  75 

"  "    without  fratncs,  chatf,  or  paint,  as  a 

sample  to  work  from 2  00 

The  latter  in  the  Hat,  every  thing  included  except 
nails  and  paint,  25  c.  less. 

Painting  a  Chaff  Hive  (two  good  coats),  we  consid- 
er worth  .50c. 

All  chaff  hives  are  now  furnished  with  a  tin  roof. 
For  price  of  the  tin,  see  Tin. 

Corner  posts  for  chaff  hives,  per  set  of  4 16  o. 

Rim  pieces  to  go  under  cover  "      "        4 16  c. 

Tarred  paper  to  put  under  bottom-board,  3  cts.  per 
lb.    Each  hive  needs  about  1  lb. 

These  hives,  if  supplied  with  stores,  will,  we  hope, 
need  no  attention  whatever,  from  the  time  honey 
ceases  until  it  comes  again  the  next  season. 

A  chaff  hive  complete,  ready  for  shipping,  weighs 
about  100  U).;  in  the  flat,  80  to  100  lb.;  in  lots  of  5,  in 
the  flat,  about  320  lb.;  sample  hive,  55  lb. 

ONE-STORY  CHAFF  HIVES. 

These  take  a  Simplicity  upper  story,  or  cover,  and 
although  they  will  doubtless  prove  a  much  better 
pr<)tecti(ni  than  the  Simplicity,  I  would  not  as  yet 
like  to  recommend  them  as  any  thing  nearly  as  safe 
as  the  full-sized  Chaff  hive.  If  used  with  the  m-sto- 
ry  cover,  this  will  contain  a  very  good  chaff  cushion 
in  place  of  the  l>oxes.  Price  with  noinsides,  f2..50; 
with  frames  and  the  1^  story  case  of  sections,  $3.50. 

NUCLEUS  HIVES. 

See  cut  of  Simplicity  hive. 

Two  frame  nucleus  hive,  neatly  painted 50 

Three    "  "  "  "  "        75 

Same  in  the  flat  one-half  above  prices. 

OnSERVATOltY   HIVE. 

To  set  In  a  window,  holding  a  single  comb,  with 
glass  on  each  side.  Price  cnmi)lete,  fl.OO.  In  the 
Bat,  no  glass,  40  cents.    Glass  included,  60  c. 

aiVES  BY  THE  tiUANTITY. 

The  demand  for  both  Simplicity  and  ChafT  hives  in  the 
flat,  has  been  such  as  to  warrant  me  in  making  arranjre- 
ments  to  furnish  them  by  the  qumitity,  at  very  low  prices. 
Now  it  is  with  these  ;is  with  thi'  fdn.,  we  can  only  do  it 
by  bavins?  them  made  un  in  quantities  ahead,  all  boxed  or 
crated,  ready  to  ship.  To  avail  yourself  of  these  low  rates, 
you  TOM.s^  send  the  exact  amount  lif  money  specified,  and 
order  thorn  in  the  quantity  specified.  Printed  instructions 
with  illustrations,  will  be  found  In  the  ABC  book 
for  setting  up  eaob  kind. 


1883 


BIl^LEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


i9 


ive. 

Per  pcke. 

50o. 

01  5U 

4» 

2  40 

45 

4  50 

43 

10  75 

43 

31  50 

43 

43  00 

1  70 

5  10 

1  t)5 

"     S  ^5 

1  m 

16  00 

1  55 

3»  75 

1  52  • 

76  00 

1  50 

150  00 

SIMPLICITY  HIVES  IK  THE  FLAX 

Per  hive. 

3  l-8tory  hives,  no  insides  or  bottom    60o. 

6       •'  ■•  ■•        ' 

10       "  "  '•        ' 

25 

60        "  " 

100        " 

Body  aiid  cover  cost  the  same  if  ucnted  seyMrately* 

i'ou  can  use  your  ordinary  Lan^stroth  frames  in 
the  above  hives,  or  we  can  furnish  you  metal  cor- 
nered frames,  and  a  sheet  of  enameltd  cloth  (seeTiN- 
LiNKD  Sheet  of  enameled  cloth)  tor  covering 
the  frames,  for  about  as  much  more;  that  is,  the 
frames  (10  to  each  hive)  and  enameled  cloth 
Sheet  cost  about  the  same  that  the  hives  do. 
Two  of  the  abo\e  hives  make  a  complete  two  story 
hive,  the  co\er  of  one  of  them,  then  being  used  as 
a  bottom  board.  If  you  wish  comb  honey  instead  of 
extracted,  till  the  upper  siury  with  sections  instead 
of  frames.  The  56  one  pound  sections,  with  the  7 
wide  frames  and  separators,  including  tdn.  starters, 
will  cost  nearly  3  times  as  much  as  the  10  metal  cor- 
nered frames  and  sheet.  The  sections  and  fdn.  cost 
but  little,  but  the  wide  frames  to  hold  them  are  pret- 
ty expensive  with  the  tin  separators.  However,  as  a 
set  will  last  indefinitely,  we  have  only  to  purchase 
the  sections,  after  we  once  get  started.  The  ail- 
wood  frames  and  mat  (see  Mat)  cost  just  half  as 
much  as  the  meuil-cornered  frs.  and  enameled  sheet. 

Simplicity  dives  made  to  take  the  frames  crosswise,  . 
10  per  cent  more.  Made  as  above  to  hold  Adair 
frame, \see  p.  11)  one-ttiird  mure  than  regular  list. 
Of  course  either  of  these,  will  tuke  the  regular  Sim- 
plicity furniture  above.  Simplicity  hives,  with  tin 
covers,  10  c.  extra  each  co^•er. 

CHAPF   HIVES  IJS    THE  FLAT. 

SiBgle  hive  in  the  flat,  per  hive. $1  75      Per  pkg.$l  75 

5 
10 
25 

50  "  "     ■     " 

100 

A  Chaff  hive  IS  always  a  two  story  hive,  and  can  be  used 
in  no  oiher  way ;  as  the  walls  are  double,  the  expense  is 
about  54  more  than  that  of  a  two  story  .Sioiphcity.  Fiir- 
lushiiig  I  he  lower  story  will  cxjst  just  the  same  as  the 
Biiuplicity,  but  as  the  upper  story  is  wider,  it  will  cost 
7ltarly  mie  half  more. 

Oue-story  Ciiall  Hives,  %  price  of  usual  C.  H.  This 
takes  a  Simp,  cover  or  Simplicity  upper  story  on  it. 

No  nails  are  tiaurea  m  lue  auove  pnees,  but  we  can  fur- 
nisb  thein  if  desired.  A  Simplicity  needs  aliout  j  lb. 
\66  6d.  and  'M  id)  to  make  it  good  and  strong.  All 
the  nails  needed  for  a  cnaff  hive,  done  up  in  a  pack- 
age, 10  c.    See  Hammers  and  Nails. 

If  i.uu  have  never  s  en  a  Chnff  hive..  Tperhaps  you  had 
better  oiderjjuurjirsl  o  le  iiuule  up,($'^.MyJortherearc 
a  yreat  many  pieces  tu  them. 

These  h ivts  are  all  made  uf  seasoned  uh  ile  pine  lumber. 

KAUtSETS  FOR   H1VE8. 

These  are  of  folded  tin,  see  diagram  under  Frames 
with  met.  corn's.  The  price  will  be  Zc  per  ft.  for  odd 
sizes,  but  those  for  the  Simp,  hi  eskepi  constantly  in 
stuck,  will  be  kJc  each  piece  ul  1-1  in.,  or  f  1.75  per  hun- 
dred pieces,  or  $i5.uu  per  luuO.  The  rabbets  on  the 
lower  story  of  the  chaff  hive  are  just  the  same,  but 
those  of  the  upper  story  are  'Mh  inches  long  ;  the 
price  of  these  wii.  be  3  c  each,  or  i'i.bi)  per  hundred. 
or  J-O.Oj  per  luuo.  Kabbcts  can  be  sent  by  mail,  but 
the  amount  required  for  postage  is  just  as  much 
as  the  price  of  them. 

Metal  rabbets  are  included  with  all  tlie  above  hives. 

My  friends,  1  have  shown  yuu  the  Chaif  and  Sim- 
plicity hives,  and  1  have  given  you  a  table  of  prices 
lor  them,  from  oue  all  the  way  up  to  a  hundred. 
What  1  have  called  a  hive  is  a  body  and  cover,  with- 
out any  inside  furniture.  1  have  tixed  the  prices 
thus  that  you  might  make  up  just  such  a  hive  as 
you  wish;  for  all  the  dittereni  parts  are  interchange- 
able, i'ou  know-  what  ditterent  opinions  people 
have,  especially  bee-keepers;  well,  the  Simplicity 
hive  will  allow  you  to  have  just  as  large  a  hive  as 
you  Uke,  or  just  as  small  a  one  as  you  like,  for  every 
hive  his  exactly  on  every  other,  and  every  cover 
may  be  used  as  a  bottom  board,  and  vice  versa.    Still 

*At  the  present  time,  tliei e  is  sucli  nil  uavauce  in  lumber,  that 
1  caji  ouly  hold  to  iiiv  pnces,  by  usiiij;  lor  the  body  ol  the  hive 
No  iibuin-boaias  instead  of  No.  1  a>  hKietoIore;  but  allhuug^h 
thei^e  do  uot  look  quite  a»  well  we  tliiiiK  theiu  good  enough  tor 
uracticaJ  use.  11  you  mu»t  have  No  1,  add  Jo  per  cent  to  ah.iee 
piii-es.  and  aive  n-  the  .>rd..i  n  month  altp«d.  The  same  IS  tme 
in  rugaid  to  covers  and  bottom  boards;  if  you  must  have  all  of 
thei'i  Kound  lunil.er.  add  '<i  above  pnoes,  iifi  (ler  oent.  Second- 
«nall^  bivse,  wh»u  Ui  stook,  ii  1ms  than  abov«  tal)la. 


further,  every  two  story  hive  can  oe  maae  into  two 
one  story  hives,  at  a  moment's  notice,  which  is  quite 
an  important  item  when  we  unexpectedly  run  short 
of  hives  in  swarming  time.  Any  two  single  -  story 
hives  will  always  make  a  two-story  hive  in  the  same 
way.  It  is  for  these  reasons  that  I  prefer  the  Sim- 
plicity hives,  to  all  other  summer  hives. 


PORTICO  HIVE  TO  TAKE  A  SIMPLICITY   UPPER   8T0RV 
OR  COVER. 

Now,  there  are  people  that  will  have  a  hive  with 
the  old  fashioned  Langstroth  portico,  and  a  perma- 
nent bottom  board,  which  the  Simplicity  hive  has 
not.  There  are  some  verj'  good  reasons  for  such  a 
preference,  where  hives  are  to  be  moved  much;  as 
into  the  cellar  and  out.  or  when  they  are  to  be 
shipped  and  sold.  For  these  reas'jns  and  others,  we 
make  and  keep  in  stock  the  hive  shown  above;  it  is 
shown  with  a  single  story  Simplicity  set  over  it  for 
an  upper  story. 

Now,  in  regard  to  the  price  of  this  hive,  when  I 
say  it  is  the  same  price  as  the  Simplicity,  I  mean 
that  the  lower  body  with  a  botto'm  is  the  same  price 
as  the  upper  body  (or  half)  with  a  cover,  for  we  fig- 
ure a  body  and  co\er  at  the  same  price.  It  is  true, 
the  bottom  in  the  lower  hive  is  U'lt  as  expensive  as 
the  cover  on  the  upper  hive,  but  when  the  portico  is 
taken  into  consideration,  it  amounts  to  about  the 
same.  But  our  lower  hive,  if  used  alone,  would 
have  no  cover;  the  ct)ver  on  the  upper  hive  fits  it 
exactly,  and  as  this  costs  the  same  as  the  body,  the 
price  in  our  table  of  the  Langstroth  Simplicity  (bot- 
tom included)  is  ^4  more  than'the  price  of  the  regulai 
Simplicity.  covers. 

There  are  some  very  great  advantages  in  having 
a  cover  flat  on  top,  and  plain  and  simple,  made  of  a 
single  board,  like  the  Simplicity  cover.  It  can  be 
used  interchangeably  us  a  bottom  board,  it  permits 
the  hives  to  be  piled  up  like  square  boxes  of  mer- 
chandise, they  can  be  shipped  at  less  rates,  becauss 
there  are  no  projections  and  comers  to  be  knocked 
off,  etc.,  etc. 


r,H)KV   AM>  A  HALF  HIVE. 

The  disadvantages  are  that  it  is  too  shallow  for 
wintering  without  an  upper  story,  or  for  a  tier  of 
surplus  bo.xes,  it  gives  little  or  no  chance  for  venti- 
lation, it  cannot  be  raised  with  one  hand  easily,  etc., 
etc.  As  one  cover  cai.noi  well  please  everybody, 
and  combine  all  these  advantages,  we  furnish  the 
oue  shown  above,  at  the  same  price.  It  covers  a 
single  tier  of  boxes,  or  a  good  sized  chaff  cushion 
fur  wintering,  and  can  easily  be  raised  with  one 
hand  by  the  ridge  board,  because,  except  this  ridge 
boHrd.  it  is  all  intidf'  of  v,  ineb  stuff. 

This  cover  is  now  made  with  the  thin  roof -boards  screwed 
against  the  under  side  ol  the  rid^e-board,  and  the  holes  tlitw 
left  in  the  gable  ead»  are  ouvared  witb  wire  olutU.  aud  eerv^  m 
Ten  tUa  tors. 


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mPLEMENTS  m  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


A  GOOD,  8ERV1CKABLB   HIVE.   FOR  A    LITTLE  MO^fET. 

One  and  one-half  story  hive  for  extractor,— 
body.  Including  bottom  and  portico,  50c, 
cover  25c,  nailinjr  and  painting  25e,  10  all 
wood  frames  20c.  mat  to  cover  frames  5c, ..1  25 
One  and  one-half  story  hive  for  comb  honey  is 
simply  the  above  with  the  45c  crate  of  sec- 
tions (no  separators)  added 1  70 

Of  course,  you  can  have  a  Simplicity  hive  for  the 
lower  part  if  you  choose,  at  the  same  price.  By 
adding  20c,  you  can  have  all  metal  cornered  frames; 
by  adding  Uc,  you  can  have  separators  between  all 
the  sections;  and,  if  you  wish  side-storing  boxes, 
hang  frames  of  sections  in  the  lower  story,  at  each 
outside,  etc.  All  of  these  addititms  will  make  ex- 
actly $2.44  for  the  IH  story  hive,  rigged  complete 
exclusively  for  C4tmb  honey.  By  adding  a  single  Sim- 
plicity body  (35  c),  you  can  make  it  into  a  two-story 
hive. 

We  have  made  two  styles  of  crates  to  hold 
sections  under  this  half  story  cover.  The  one  shown 
beside  the  hive  costs  80c.  complete,*  but  the  one 
shown  below,  to  which  we  give  the  preference,  costs 
but  55,  and  has  glass  on  the  sides,  to  show  when  the 
sections  are  filled,  by  simply  raising  the  cover. 

If  you  send  the  whole  crate  to  market,  you  can  get 
along  very  well  without  separators,  for  every  comb 
can  be  sent  just  as  the  bees  build  it.  If  the  central 
sections  are  capped  first,  separate  them  in  the  mid- 
dle, and  swing  them  around,  so  that  the  finished 
ones  will  come  next  the  glass.  As  the  honey  is 
stored  more  rapidly  without  the  separators,  the 
crate  is  much  used  in  that  way;  but  the  sections  are 
not  as  handsome,  and  often  must  be  sold  for  a  less 
price. 


THE  NEW  ONE-HALF  POUND  HONET-TTTMBLERS. 

Honer-tumlilers  to  hold  %  Ih.  honey,  with  tin  top, 
each  ;te;  package  of  10,  29c;  of  100,  $3.85.  This  tum- 
bler is,  in  our  opinion,  going  to  prove  the  popular  loc 
package  for  honey  for  a  "  lunch  "  or  for  samples  of 
honey.    These  are  ih  ■  pped  from  here. 

"  ihon-jackkt"  honkycans. 

Prices:  1  gal..  25c  each;  2  gal.,  38c;  8  gal.,  47c;  5  gal.,  68c;  10 
gal..  81.10.  By  figuring  II  lbs.  of  honey  to  the  gal.,  you  can 
easily  see  how  many  pounds  each  can  holds.  They  are  made 
from  tin  plates.  A  sheet-iron  ca.sing,  with  wood  bottom,  pro- 
tects ihcm  fiom  bruising.  The  iron  jacket  is  stronger  tnan 
wood,  and  far  more  serviceable.  They  neither  shrink  nor  swell. 

OAN8    FUK     SHIPPING     EXTKACTED 
HUM!;y. 


COMBINED  SHIPPING  AND  HONEY-CRATE. 

Price  of  empty  crate  in  the  flat,  no  glass,  1.5c;  glass 
included,  19c;  with  sections  to  fill  it,  28  in  number, 
36c;  with  fdn.  starters  for  each  of  the  28  sections, 
38V4c;  separators  also  included,  .50c. 

Price  of  the  empty  craie  nailed  up,  no  glass,  17'/4o; 
glass  included,  21i4c;  with  28  sections  nailed  up, 
40c.;  with  starters  in  place  for  each,  45  c. ;  separators 
included,  in  place,  60c. 

TIN  DRIPPING  PASS,  JUST  RIGHT  TO  BE  PET    UNDER 
A  SIMPLICITY   HIVE  TO  CATCH   DRIPS. 

Price,  20c;  ten,  $1.80:  one  hundred,  $15.00. 
HOXEY. 

EXTKACIKIJ    HONEY. 

By  the  barrel  of  about  350  to  400  lbs.  @ 12 

«(        1/        ti  «. 1*3 

In  tin  cans  of  2,  2^!  5,  io.^si'sii'or  iio'lbs!.'.'!.".'.".'.'.       14 

Packages  inchineil  at  ahove  prices. 

Above  honey  is  nice,  thick,  flr.st-class  honey,  and  we  have  in 
stock,  4  kinds,  California  Monntuin  Sage.  White  Clover,  Bnsg- 
wood,  and  Autumn  Wild  Flowers  (mostly  Goldenrod.)  The 
2-lb.  cans  are  packed  2-doz.  in  a  box.  The  others  may  bo 
shipped  singly. 

COMB   HONEY. 

In  1  lb.  sections,  p^r  lb 25 

Case  included  with  48  sections.    See  next  page. 

GLASS  JAKH  KOK  l!,xrKACTLi>  UUnKl. 

1  lb.,  square,  per  gross S5  00 

2  "       "  "  7  00 

Corks  for  same     "  7.' 

Above  are  put  up  in  }<;-gross  packages.    If  a  less  number  is 
wanted,  add  «  to  above  prices.    Shipped  from  the  factory  at 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
1  gi.  ocii-Bcaliug  fruit  jars,  (hoM  3  lbs.  honey) 

Mason's  patent,  per  gross  (in  8  doz.  boxes).    13  (0 

I  pt.,  same,  per  gross,  in  8-doze n  boxes 12  00 

Half-gal.  same,  per  gross  (in  tj  doz.  boxes) 16  50 

The  above  are  shipped  from  tactory.  Pittsburg. 

H<  'N  tV-TUMBLt-KB. 

with  tin  cover;  hold  exactly  I  lb.;  5c  each,  45c  for 

10,  *4.u0  per  100,  or  $35.00  per  1000. 

"This  etyle  of  crate  ti  not  kept  In  stock  now. 


lOU  lbs.  75c.    50  lbs.  50c.    25  Ihs.  2.10,.    (10  lbs.;  1  gal.  15c. 
Neatlv  japanned,    >i(i Ut- 
tered   "Pure    Honey,"   In 
bronze  letters,  double  fore- 
going prices. 

100    LB.    HONEY  -  PAIL,  JAP- 
ANNED AND  LETTERED, 
PRICE,    $1.50. 

On  this  size,  your  name 
and  address  (if  not  too  long) 
will  be  included,  as  in  the 
cut.  Honey  -  gates  put  in 
any  pail,  for  75c.  extra. 

TIN  PLATES,  FOR  RETAILING 

EITHER   EXTRACTED   OB 

COMB   HONEY. 

To  be  given  away  with  the 
honey. 
Yi  lb.  plates,  Ic.  each;  1  lb. 
plates,  1^  cents,  each;  2  lb. 
plates,  2  cents  each. 

TIN    P.AILS   FOR    HONEY. 

For  Itfimd  honey,  the  cans  mentioned  above  do 
veij  wfli,  l)ut,  for  candied  h(mey,  pails  having  a 
cover  the  whole  size  of  the  top  are  handier  to  get 
the  honey  out  of. 

THE  JONES  HONEY-PAILS. 

The  covers  can  be  sealed  so  as  to  bear  transporta- 
tion almost  equal  to  solder,  with 
a  simple  wax- 
ed string  and 
a  moment's 
time.  We 
have  now  in 
use  expen- 
sive machin- 
ery for  mak- 
ing 7  different 
sizes,  at  the 
following 
pricesj 


e 

g 

g 

& 

i?^ 

_; 

o 

8 

Z- 

1 

o 

o 

o 

o 

? 

o 

=-,= 

s 

1 

5 

PL, 

£ 

•c 

CL, 

^ 

t 

3 

'A 

2 

18 

1.75 

16.00 

160  00 

1 

1 

3 

28 

2.75 

26.00 

240. 09 

The  above  have  no  bails,  but  the  following  have  bails.    The 
prices  will  be  one-fourth  less  without  bails. 

5       1 

1% 

1       6 

1       10 

1       3.75       1 

36.00       1 

360.00 

6       1 

1       5 

1       45 

1       1  00       1 

39.00       1 

376.00 

6       1 

2 

1       6 

1       18 

1       1.30       1 

42.50       1 

400  00 

7       1 

2}^ 

1     ^ 

1       55 

1       5.00 

48.00       1 

475.00 

8       1 

S 

1       8 

1       60 

1       &'^       1 

51.26       1 

600  00 

11       1 

5 

1       9 

1       80 

1        7  50       1 

7260       1 

700.00 

11       i 

6 

1      10 

1        85 

1       8.00       1 

77  50       1 

790  00 

For  pi  ice  of  labels  tor  above,  see  page  22. 

The  1  lb.,  and  I'a  pails  take  the  same  label:  also  \)4,  2, 2^,  and 
3,  take  the  same;  6  and  6  lb.  take  the  same.  The  Jonen  labels 
will  luit  lit  the  raised  cover  pails. 

The  l><i-lb.  pails  holds  exactly  1  pint,  and  so  of  course  the  3-lb. 
holds  exactly  a  quart,  and  the  G-lb   2  quarts. 

Waxed  strings  for  the  above,  with  diiectlons.  6  c.  per  dozen; 
30c  per  11(0.  .ir  82.0(1  per  lOOO.     If  wanted  by  mail.  16o  per  100  extra. 

Jones  pails  In  the  lla.t,  K  c^d  1  lb.,  tbree-feurtbi  «k«v«  privte, 
all  th*  r«et  •n«-Ualf  abev*  prlsM.   B»«  p.  t&. 


1888 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


21 


SHIPPESTG  AND  RETAILING  CASE  FOR  COMB  HONEY. 
This  contains  48  of  the  l-fi>.  sections,  and,  so  far  as  our  experience  goes,  may  be  shipped  safely  any- 
where by  express,  without  Injury,  for  the  express  men  can  see  just  what  it  is.  I  presume  they  could 
be  shipped  as  freight  in  the  same  way,  on  direct  lines.  The  case,  if  kept  clean,  and  treated  to  a  coat 
of  new  paint  occasionally,  makes  a  very  pretty  case  for  retailing  from,  for  the  grocer  has  his  honey  neat- 
ly cased,  and  always  in  plain  sight,  and  when  a  cake  is  sold,  all  he  has  to  do  is  to  raise  the  cover,  and  hand 
It  out.  Price  of  the  case  complete,  50c;  without  the  glass,  35c;  stuff  in  the  Bat,  ready  to  nail,  25c.  The 
same  to  hold  only  2t  boxes,  32c;  without  glass,  20c;  in  the  flat,  18c.  In  lots  of  100  or  more,  we  can  fur- 
nish large  size  for  20c,  and  small  one  for  15c  each,  in  the  flat.  The  small  size  can  be  sent  by  mail  for  75c. 
For  price  of  the  glass  in  the  flat,  see  Glass. 


TIN  PAILS  WITH  RAISED  COVERS. 

I  I 

Price  of  1. 1  Price  of  10.  |  Pr.  of  100 


■ Capacity  In . 

Pounds.      Quarts. 


6  1    IM           1 

J^ 

6 

1         «c. 

l.oO 

81        3             1 

1 

10 

1         60  c. 

5.25 

12|       6             1 

2 

10 

1         85  c. 

8.00 

15  1       9             1 

3 

15 

1            1.25 

12.00 

13  1      12             1 

4 

25 

1       S1.60 

16.00 

27  1      18             1 

6 

2& 

1          2.00 

18.00 

30|      25             1 

8 

35 

1          3.00 

25.00 

Above  all  nest  one  In  the  other;  Jones  pails  do  not. 
STANDS  FOR  RETAILING  HONEY. 

For  illus..  see  Oct.  Juvenile.  Price  complete 
walnut,  lettered  and  varnished,  $1.00;  10  for  $7.50 
In  the  flat,  60  c. ;  10  for  $5.00. 

HOmST  KNIVES. 


QTTINBT'S  HONEY  BUaFE. 

Price,  90c;  lo  for  $8.50,  per  100,  $75.00.    By  mail,  5 
cents  extra. 


THE  "novice"  honey  KNUB, 

Prlo«,  70«;  $«.60  for  ten,  or  $60.00  p«r  hundred. 


If  wanted  by  mail,  add  5  cents  each  for  postage. 
Our.,honey  knives  are  beautifuUv  flnishe.l,  with  a 
solid  ehnny  hnndlp.  nrp  around  thin  and  sharp  on 
both  edges  and  have  a  long  thin  springy  blade  that 
is  just  as  handy  as  can  be,  for  a  multitude  of  purpos- 
es about  the  apiar.v,  aside  from  their  legitimate  pur- 
pose of  uncapping-.  No  hot  water  or  anything  of 
the  sort  is  needed,  to  enable  the  blades  to  slice  the 
CHps  right  otf  in  one  entire  sheet.  Our  preference 
is  decidedly  in  favor  of  the  straight  blades. 


BFNOHAM  &  HF.TFTERTNOTON'S  tTNOAPPTNO  KNIVES. 

These  are,  perhaps,  the  best  for  uncapping  only 
but  are  not  suitable  for  cutting  honey,  transferring, 
etc.  Price,  $1.00:  $8.50  for  10,  $80.i'0  ner  100.  By  maU, 
15c  extra.    Cap  catcher,  when  wanted,  2.5c  more. 

Muth's  Honey  Knife.  .50c;  *4..5<i.  for  10,  or  $40.00  per 
100.    It  wanted  by  mail,  5c  each  extra. 

HONEY-STANDS  FOR  RETAILING. 

For  illustration  see  Sept.  Juvenile,  1883.  Price 
complete  (walnut,  lettered  and  varnished),  1.00; 
10  for  $7.50.  In  tha  flat,  60c;  JO  for  $5.00. 
LABELS  FOR  HONET, 
In  blue  and  gold,  dark  bronze  and  gold,  or  in  white 
printed  in  two  colors,  furnished  with  your  own  address, 
and  source  from  which  the  honey  was  trathered,  already 
pummed,  post  paid  by  mail,  1000,  $2.60;  500,  $1.7o. 
In  black  ink  on  white  paper,  four-fifths  above  prices. 
No  order  received  for  less  than  600.     At  tbeae    lew 


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IMPLEMENa  S  IN  BEE  CULTUllE. 


Oct. 


rates,  the  full  number  mentioned  must  be  ordered 
without  the  change  of  one  siimle  letter  of  the  type.  If 
not  sent  by  mail,  loc  per  KMJO  less. 

Same  as  above,  except  that  source  of  honey,  and  name 
of  bee-keeper  is  left  blank,  put  up  in  packages  of  100,  as- 
sorted colors,  for  both  comb  and  extracted  honey.— Per 
package  post  paid,  25c. 

LABELS   FOR  JONES'S  nONEy-PAII>S  AND  BOXES. 

These  are  lanre  enough  to  pro  around  the  can  and 
ap,  printed  in  five  brilliant  colors,  similar  to  our  fin- 
est fruit-can  labels. 


Pnce 

I'os- 

Printing  Address 

Size  of  Labels. 

fpe 

lOOOl      100 

UXI 

1000  1    500    1    100 

Labels  loiolb  Cans  

S9..V)    31.00  1   13c  1  Si.W  1  S  .75 

r)0(; 

"    2K-lb.  Cans 

••    1-lb.  Cans 

tyM 

.fiO  1     8c 

1.00         .75 

.')0c 

4.00 

.fiO  1     Ci- 

1.00        .'<5 

60c 

"    M-lb.  Cans 

2.(10 

.2".       4i! 

1.00        .75 

hOo 

"         "   X'b  Cans 

2.01) 

.as      3e 

.KO        .70 

hoc 

"         "   >|-lb.  Cans 

l..iO 

.20       Sc 

.90        .70 

i)Oc 

Round,  for  K  lb  Tumblci-s. 

1.00 

.1.5       2c                1 

Samples  free. 

CAUTION  LABELS,  FOR  SHIPPING  COMB  HONEY,  BBES, 
ETC. 

Large  gummed  Labels,  ox"  in.,  printed  in  red  ink, 
for  shippinji-oises  for  comb  honey— per  package  of 
2>5,  )b  c.  If  wanted  by  mail,  send  3  c.  extra.  Labels 
for  shipping  bees,  i^c  per  lOU. 

Plain  gniiimed  labels,  one  color,  for  any  purpose 
whatever,  .5()c  tor  2.50,  75  oi.s.  for  .5U(),  or  f  1.00  per  liKiO, 
pmviding  size  does  tint  exceed  1x2  inches,  and  mai- 
ler does  not  exceed  50  woj  ds.  By  mail,  5  c.  per  IIKK) 
extra.  

»— ♦^i.*.— o tmiiSMHiaameaamesi^ 

lis  Pkg.  Weighs  ib..i 

The  Crate  Weighs  ib«.f 


Net  Wt.  of  Honey 


.lbs. 


LABELS  FOK   PASTING   ON   SHIPPING-CASE,  SHOWN 
ON    PKECEUINO    PAGE. 


■Z'A.ls.e    3>3'o'ticc  ! 

This  honey  will  candy,  or  become  wliite  and  hard,  as 
soon  as  it  become!'  codi,  (ir  cold  wcatlier  hefrins.  and  this 
candyiii(5  is,  ill  lad,  the  best  pioof  ol' its  purity.  To  re- 
store it  to  the  liciuid  lurin,  ^et  it  in  a  warm  oven,  or  on 
the  reservoir  ot  tlie  stove,  rcmovinsj  the  stopper  or  cov- 
er so  it  w  ill  not  ooze  out.  When  it  is  ail  inelled.  remove 
and  cork  or  (-over  attain.  It  sealed  up  wliiic  quite  hot, 
with  a  cork  iiip|)ed  in  melted  wa.^,  (or  with  the  inside  ol 
the  cover  waxid],  it  will  Usually  not  candj-  anain.  Some 
liipiify  it  by  placins?  the  bottles  in  hot  water.  To  pre- 
vent breakiu)^  the  glass,  let  the  bottles  rest  on  a  thin 
strip  of  wood. 


Gummed  labels,  kept  in  stock,  like  the  two  samples 
above.  10  oeMts  per  100,  or  7.5  cents  per  1000. 
A  sample  book  of  labels  tree  on  application. 

LAMP  NURSERY. 

This  is  simply  a  hive  made  :>f  tin,  with  double  walls ; 
the  space  between  the,  two  walls  which  may  be  from  i  to 
1  inch,  is  tilled  with  water,  and  this  water  is  kept  at  an 
even  temper;vtnre  of  about  9u°,  by  a  lamp  under  the  hive. 
The  lamp  is  to  be  enclosed  in  a  box  to  avoid  dnifts,  and 
the  whole  should  be  m  a  close  room,  to  save  the  exiicnse 
of  oil.  The  tin  hive  is  to  be  placed  a  foot  or  more  above 
the"top  of  tue  lamp  chimney.  When  the  oil  is  purchased 
by  the  barrel,  the  expense  is  but  little  more  than  one  cent 
per  day.  Get  your  queen  cells  on  the  pi'in  ttiven  in  ABC, 
and  wben  capped  over,  they  may  be  taken  away  from  the 
bees  entirely,  and  the  frame  containing  them  liunK  in  the 
nurs.ery.  If  you  have  followed  the  insiructions  fiiven,  the 
queens  will  all  hatch  out  loni;  nefore  the  workers,  and  all 
you  have  to  do  is  to  place  them  in  any  queenless  hive  or 
nucleus,  as  soon  as  they  are  hatched.  You  need  not  open 
the  hive  to  introduce  them,  but  you  can  just  let  thera 
crawl  in  at  the  entrance,  and  the  loss  will  certainly  be  no 
(treater  than  that  of  inserting  queen  c^lls.  You  chii,  if  you 
choose,  have  several  combs  containint;  queen  cells  m  the 
nursorj  at  the  same  time,  and  when  we  can  have  queens 
hatching  every  day  for  weeks,  we  really  enjoy  the  fun. 
It  is  easy  keeping  a  supply  of  cells  on  hand,  when  we 
once  get  started,  and  we  do  nut  examine  our  nursery  of- 
tener  than  about  live  times  a  day.  It  will  be  oL'served 
that,  with  the  lamp  nursery,  we  have  no  cuttuig,  or 
mutilating  of  our  nice  combs,  as  we  do  where  we  cutout 
queen  cells.  When  the  queens  are  old  enough  to  begin  to 
guaw  outi  they  can  aasily  be  heard  by  holding  the  comb 


of  cells  next  to  the  ear,  and  as  they  are  ready  to  introduce 
as  soon  as  they  bcijiii  to  cut  out  the  cajis,  they  may  be 
safely  taken  out  with  a  sharp  pen  knife,  and  put  at  once 
where  wanted.  They  sometimes  kill  each  other  when 
crawling  about  in  the  nursery,  but  not  often  unless  there 
are  bees  present.  We  have  found  a  half  dozen  or  more 
crawling  about  peaceably  together  on  first  going  out  in 
the  morning,  but  they  would  t>e  certain  to  kill  each  other, 
.:  left  until  a  few  hours  older.  Price  of  inirsery.  with 
lamp  larire  enotigh  to  burn  several  days,  including  ther- 
mometer, .<5.00. 

While  queens  just  hatched  can  be  safely  introduc- 
ed to  artificial  swarms  just  made,  or  to  nuclei,  a 
great  many  failures  have  been  reported  when  they 
are  let  in  where  a  laying  queen  has  been  just  re- 
moved from  a  full  hive.  I  give  you  this  word  of 
caution  to  prevent  disappointment.  It  will  be  of 
no  use  to  attempt  introducing  these  queens  by 
caging.  Cover  the  nursery  when  in  use  with  a  quilt 
or  folded  blanket. 

MAT  FOR.  COVSRING  FRAMES. 

1  am  sorry  to  say,  that  even  the  enameled  cloth 
is,  in  time,  eaten  through  by  the  bees,  and  it  seems 
that  nt^thing  is  going  to  hold  them  permanently  but 
wooden  boards.  The  boards,  however,  need  not  be 
very  thick,  or  very  wide.  Our  wooden  mat,  while  it 
can  not  shrink  ao  as  to  let  the  bees  out  at  the  ends 
or  sides,  can  be  rolled  back,  folded  smaller,  and 
adapted  to  the  varying  sizes  of  the  hive  with  a  di- 
vision board,  even  better  than  any  cloth.  The  strips 
are  of  basswood.  and  are  1-ltJ  by  i4  inch.  They  are 
woven  in  a  loom,  with  hard  hemp  twine.  Price  5  c. ; 
by  mail,  l:ic;  odd  sizes,  luceach.  1  do  not  like  them, 
all  things  considered,  as  well  as  enameled  sheets; 
but  we  sell  a  great  many  of  them,— on  account  of 
their  cheapness  1  presume.  Hemmed  sheets  of  bur- 
lap, when  preferred,  same  price. 

HONEY  BOARDS. 

Made  of  Vi  inch  pine,  cleated  to  prevent  warping, 
same  price  as  the  mat. 

MICROSCOPES. 

These  are  real  compound  microscopes,  and  quite 
a  different  thing  from  the  doulde  and  single  magni- 
fying gla.sses  go  often  called  by  that  name.  They 
are  only  fur  minute  objects,  such  us  the  eye  or  the 
sting  of  the  bt-e.  The  one  we  otter  for  f:J.00  is  a 
very  neat  instrument,  carefully  packed  in  a  mahog- 
any box,  with  the  necessary  implements  lor  the 
wor.i  of  taking  regular  lessons  in  studying  I  he  insect 
world.  You  will  tiud,  with  it,  that  a  single  bee  will 
make  a  study  for  a  long  time.  Sent  by  mail  for 
$:J.  15,  and  if  you  are  not  pleased  with  it,  you  can  re- 
turn it  at  our  expense,  and  the  money  will  be 
refunded. 

MOUNTED  OB.TECTS   PERT.VININQ  TO  BEE  CtTLTtTRE. 

First-class  S'i  x  %  inch  slides,  of  Bee  Sting,  Eye, 
Foot,  Tongue,  Wing,  Mandibles,  etc.,  20  c.  eaCh  slide. 

BOOK  ON  THE  MICROSCOPE. 

Wood's  Common  Objects  on  the  Microscope,  a 
beautiful  book  full  of  tine  colored  plates  and  en- 
gravings, sent  by  mail  at  the  very  low  price  of  50c. 

OPERA  GLASSES, 

For  Bee-Hunting  (by  mail,  10  c.  extra) f 5  00 

This  is  a  beautiful  instrument  in  Ebony  finish  and 
much  superior  to  any  Spy  (Jlass  or  Telescope  for  the 
price,  as  both  eyes  can  be  used  at  once.  A  cheaper 
instrument,  but  excellent  lor  the  money,  we  can 
furnish  for  $:i.OO.    By  mail,  10  c.  extra. 

PERFOi^ATED  ZINC  FOR  EXCLUDINC 
DRONES. 

Price  per  square  foot 

l^i  cents:  (puStnge  14  cts.), 

^vh()le  sheets,  ax  8  feet, 

6>.')0.    Honey-iioards, 

of    perforated   zinc,    tor 

Sitnplicity.Lang&tr.ith,  or 

cbiti  hives,  MS  shown  in 

adjoining  cut,  3ti  c.  each; 

pi.sijigM    25    cents  each; 

10  l<.r$2  75;  ]00fori25.00. 

These  will  keep  the  queen 

vi\r   nnKTKV-RMiijn        tr< 'in  the  upper  Story,  and 

ZINC  HONfcY-BOARD.       j,|s(,  keep  the  bees  from 

sticking  the  upper  and  lower  frames  together. 

PORTICO,  DETACHABLE. 

Price  85c;  by  mail,  42c.  These  look  very  pretty 
on  a  hive,  but  ar«  more  a  thine  of  taste  than  ne- 
oeasity. 


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PAINT  FOB,  HIVES. 

We  have  been  iisin^  a  grude  of  paiut  lately  that  is 
pure  white  lead  wito  a  little  zinc.  Mr.  Gray  pro- 
nounces it  better  for  bee-bive  work  than  pure  lead 
alone.  We  can  furnish  it  in  1-lb.  tin  cans  at  10c  each ; 
5-lb.  tin  cans,  fiir4.')c  each;  25,  50,  and  100  lb.  kegs, 
at  7^c  per  lb.  The  liiO  lb.  kegs  are  chtapest,  because 
they  contain  luu  lt)S.  aside  fr(jra  the  keg,  while  the 
2j'9  and  50'8  do  not.  About  7  gallons  of  boiled  lin- 
seed oil  are  needed  for  luO  lbs.  of  lead,  and  we  can 
furnish  the  oil  for  G5c  per  gallon.  If  that  is  cheaper 
than  you  can  get  it  (shipping  expenses  included), 
you  can  order  it  in  our  regular  honey-cans. 

PLANING  MACHINES. 


CIQAH-BOX  PLANER. 

Price  of  iZM  inch *75  00 

9    "    60  00 

Countershaft 13  00 


GEM     PLANER. 

This  is  a  new  pattern  of  planer,  combining  many 
points  of  the  Pony,  some  of  the  Lilliputian,  and  some 
not  possessed  by  either.  It  h:is  two  fend-rollers,  one 
before  and  one  behind  the  cutter-head.  It  has  two 
speeds  of  feed,  obtained  by  the  use  of  cone  pulleys. 
It  is  very  easily  adjusted,  re()Uliing  the  tightening 
and  loosening  of  no  bolts  or  screws  to  change  for 
different  thicknesses  of  planing.  It  works  well  on 
either  hird  or  soft  wood.  Four  sizes  are  built,  to 
plane  12'/4.  16,  18,  and  20  inches  wide,  and  up  to  6 
inches  thick.  Prices  are  f '.t.i  (W,  $KiO.(iO.  f  107.50,  and 
$115.00  respectively;  countershaft,  $15.00  more. 

PONY  PLANERS. 

Sizes,  16,  20,  and  24  inch;  prices.  S130,  SU5,  and 
fl65.  Fur  full  particulars  of  these  Planers  see 
Gleanings  for  March,  1881. 

The  above  are  factory  list  prices,  from  which  we 
make  a  liberal  discount  for  cash.  Further  particu- 
lars on  application. 

QUEEN  REGISTER  CARDS. 

Mailed  f ree.  at  5c  for  10,  or  40c  per  hundred. 
SALICYLIC  ACID,  FOR  FOUL  BROOD. 

The  method  of  treatment  is  given  in  the  ABC 
book.  Price  per  oz.,  50c.  Scut  by  mail  at  the  above 
price. 

SCALES. 

"Little  Detective"  Scales.  This  littleScaleismade 
with  Steel  Bearings  and  a  Brass  Beam  and  will 
weigh  aceuratPly  any  packaare  from  ^^  oz.  to  25  lbs. 
It  is  Intended  to  supply  the  great  demand  for  a 
Housekeeper'a    Scale.      It  is   hardly  as    rapid  ft 


wpigher  as  the  "Favorite,"  and  does  not,  like  It, 
take  off  the  tare;  but  it  weighs  a  smaller  quantity, 
does  it  rather  more  accurately,  under  all  circum- 
stances, and  costs  $1  00  less.  Every  scale  guaran- 
teed perfect.  Thousands  are  used  bv  Post  Masters. 
Price,  $2..50.  Not  mailable.  Scoop  added  .50c  more; 
3  scales,  f  4.80;  3  for  «7.00;  or  $3.25  each  for  5  or  more. 


A  similar  set  le,  with  both  platform  and  scoop,'steol 
bea  ings,  can^tcity  Ir^m  J4  oz.  to  244  Ih-i.,  only  #t..50. 
Two  scales,  $8  50.  Doz'  ii  rntes  on  applieatioii.  This 
is  a  trood,  accurate,  sf  rvicoabie  scale.  The  -ame  with 
douMe  beam,  for  taking  tare,  H  m-ire.  Weight,  of 
above,  boxed,  ready  to  ship,  about  .50  lbs. 


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Oms. 


Where  a  great  many  thlnfrs  are  to  be  weUrhed,  8uoh 
as  hives  of  bees,  or  boxes  of  honey,  etc..  It  will 
welprb  them  as  fast  as  we  can  readily  set  the  weijrhts 
down  with  a  book  and  penclL  Above,  we  give  a  cut 
of  the  Sflme. 

The  scale  can  not  be  injured  by  an  overstrain,  be- 
cause the  platform  strikes  the  casting's  after  it  has 
been  loaded  down  to  the  150  lbs.  or  thereabouts  T 
have  mentioned.  The  smallest  divisions  on  the 
dial  are  M  lbs.:  but  with  practice  we  can  g-et  at  2  oz. 
pretty  accurately,  so  it  will  answer  for  all  practical 
purposes  in  weighing  honey.  As  the  whole  machine 
is  only  33  lbs.  In  weight,  it  can  be  readily  lifted  by  its 
convenient  handles  from  floor  to  counter,  and  Dice 
versa,  as  occasion  may  require. 

Who  has  not  felt  what  a  nuisance  It  is,  to  be  oblig- 
ed to  weigh  the  plate,  pail,  or  dish,  in  which  honey 
is  wanted,  and  then  to  subtract  this  weig^ht  from  the 
gross  weight  of  the  whole,  without  making  mis- 
takes. Many  times,  j  forget  to  weigh  the  dish  a 
neighbor  has  banded  me:  at  other  times,  unless  I 
put  it  down  with  a  pencil.  I  forget  how  much  the 
plate  weighed :  and  then,  most  humiliating  of  all.  I 
have  to  confess  I  make  mistakes  in  subtracting. 
More  than  this,  there  seems  to  be  a  kind  of  fatality 
in  my  mistakes,  tor  they  are  almost  always  —  so  it 
seems  —  In  my  favor;  and  then  my  friends  have 
some  reason  for  thinking  that  I  made  them  on  pur- 
pose. Very  well;  now  suppose  a  customer  brings  a 
pitcher  for  some  honey.  Set  it  on  the  scale,  and 
the  pointer  sinks,  until  it  tells  the  weight  of  it.  Pay 
no  attention  to  this,  but  turn  the  screw  until  the 
pointer  again  stands  at  0;  now  you  are  ready  to  let 
your  honey  run  in  until  the  pointer  tells  the  number 
of  pounds  he  asked  for. 


THK  FAVOEITE  F.\M1LY  SCALE. 

This  is  a  beautifully  hnished,  accurate  instrument 
for  weighing  honey,  or  any  thitig  else;  and  it  will 
weigh  as  close  as  a  half-oinico  without  any  trouble. 
The  screw  for  adjusting  the  tare  is  right  under  the 
platform.  Two  sizes  are  furnished,  weighing  re- 
spectively 12  and  24  lbs.  They  ordinarily  sell  for 
$4.00  or  iS.OO:  but  1  have  made  arrangements  such 
that  I  can  furnish  the  smaller  size  for  f3.00.  and  the 
larger  for  $£i.^):  2  nr  more.  lii%  off.  These  are  not 
mailable.  See  "Little  Detective"  scale  on  preced- 
ing page. 

SAWS,  FBUNINO. 

For  taking  down  swarms.  These  have  holes  in 
the  handle  so  they  can  be  bolted  to  a  pole,  if  the 
swarm  is  high  up;  when  the  limb  is  nearly  off,  it 
onn  be  ensed  Hnwn  with  n  pirohfork.  Prioe  r>f  th<» 
18  inch  saw,  75c.  This  will  be  sent  by  mail  for  18c 
extra.  These  are  the  celebrnted  Boynton  Lightning 
saws,  have  teeth  on  both  edges,  one  tine  and  the 
other  coarse,  and  will  cut  boards  or  anything  of  the 
kind  wltb  wonderful  ease  and  rapidity. 


SEEDS  OF  HOITET  PLANTS. 

A  brisk  demand  has  sprung  up  for  these,  and 
whether  or  not  they  really  pay,  for  honey  alone.  Is  a 
question  upon  which  I  am  not  yet  fully  satisfied.  I 
have  no  doubt  but  that  buckwheat,  rape  and  alsike 
clover,  sometimes  yield  honey  enough  to  pay  all 
expenses  of  cultivation,  aside  from  seed,  hay,  etc.; 
but  T  very  much  doubt  whether  any  one  ever  got 
enough  from  mignonnette,  motherwort,  catnip,  etc., 
to  pay  for  the  labor  of  raising  the  crop.  Notwith- 
standing all  this.  I  believe  in  raising  honey  plants 
just  for  the  fun  of  seeing  the  bees  work  on  them,  if 
nothing  else. 

I  have  for  years  had  dreams  of  a  honey  farm, 
with  acres  of  tlowers  of  different  colors,  blooming 
at  different  seasons,  and  keeping  the  bees  away 
from  the  stores  and  groceries  when  we  have  a  dry 
spell  in  the  fall.  The  dream  has  been  partially  re- 
alized with  the  Simpson  honey-plant,  Mollie  O. 
Large's  spider  plant,  and  the  seven-top  turnip,  and 
I  am  pretty  well  satisfied  it  will  pay  to  cultivate 
these  ifor  honey  alone.  Mignonnette,  catnip,  moth- 
erwort, borage,  mellilot,  and  some  others,  I  have 
tested,  but  am  still  doubtful  in  regard  to  them. 

LIST  OF  HONEY  PLANTS. 

We  purchase,  all,  or  nearly  all  the  seeds  mentiojied 
here.  Mail  us  sample,  of  wha'  you  have,  or  wish  to 
furnish,  and  tell  us  how  ihw  you  will  sell  it. 

Alsike  Clover,— Can  be  sown  almost  any  time, 
but  perhaps  gives  best  results  for  seed,  when  sown 
in  April  or  May.  About  4  lbs.  are  required  per 
acre,  and  it  does  not  blossom  much,  until  the  sec- 
ond year.  Its  treatment  and  cultivation  are  much 
the  same  as  for  common  red  clover,  but  the  seed  is 
saved  from  the  first  crop.  Fresh  seed  raised  near 
uSj  so  that  we  know  it  is  free  from  dangerous  seeds, 
price  per  lb.  30  c;  per  peck,  $4.25;  per  half  bushel, 
$8.00;  per  bushel,  of  60  lbs.,  $15.00.  If  wanted  by 
mail,  add  18c  per  lb.  for  bag  and  postage. 

Borage.— A  strong,  hardy,  rapidly  growing  plant, 
bearing  a  profusion  of  blue  flowers.  It  may  be  sown 
any  time,  but  will,  perhaps,  succeed  best,  at  about 
corn  planting  time.  As  it  grows  tall,  and  branches 
out  considerably,  it  should  have  plenty  of  room. 
I  know  that  bees  are  very  busy  on  it,  all  the  day 
long,  from  July  until  Nov.,  but  I  do  not  know  how 
much  honey  an  acre  of  it  would  furnish.  It  is  easily 
tried,  because  it  grows  so  readily,  and  if  sowed  on 
the  ground  after  early  potatoes  are  dug,  you  will 
get  a  nice  crop  of  fall  bloom.  Sow  broad  cast,  or  in 
hills  like  corn.  Price  10c.  per  oz..or  $1.25  per  pound. 
If  wanted  by  mail,  add  18c.  per  lb.  for  bag  and  postage. 

Buckwheat.— 1  think  we  shall  have  to  regard 
this  as  a  safe  investment  generally,  for  arti- 
ficial pasturage,  although,  in  many  localities,  it 
jaelds  honey  only  occasionally.  About  3  pecks  per 
acre  are  usually  sown,  and  it  may  be  sown  in  April, 
May,  June,  July,  or  even  August,  but  in  the  latter 
month,  it  would  usually  furnisn  only  blossoms  for 
the  bees,  and  no  seed.*  If  vou  want  much  honey, 
you  must  have  good  soil.  We  can  furnish  the  com- 
mon kind  for  $'..50  per  bushel. 40c  per  peck, or  4c  per 
lb.;  the  Silver  Hull  or  Gray  f<  r  $1.75  p^r  bushel.  50o 
per  peck,  or  5c  per  lb.  If  wanted  by  mail,  add  IHc 
per  Ih.  for  bHg  and  postage.  The  two  last  usually 
yield  the  most  honey  and  the  most  grain. 

Catnip.— This  has  been  very  much  talked  about, 
and  we  have  record  of  some  experiments  with  an 
acre  or  more,  but  if  I  am  correct,  no  one  has  ever 
yet  seen  a  barrel  of  catnip  honey.  Still,  some  one 
may  raise  catnip  honey  by  the  barrel,  and  make 
money  at  it.  If  you  wisn  to  trj',  we  can  furnish  you 
good  seed,  that  we  have  tested  ourselves,  for  10c  per 
oz.,  or  $1.00  per  lb. ;  18c  per  lb.  extra,  if  wanted  by 
mail.    Sow  in  the  fall. 

Cloat;r.— The  best  honey  in  the  world,  all  things 
considered,  is,  without  doubt,  that  obtained  from 
white  clover.  White  Dutch  clover  is  said  to  be  a  lit- 
tle larger  than  the  common  white,  and,  as  it  is  pret- 
ty difficult  to  save  the  seed  from  th  ^  common,  near- 
ly, if  not  all.  the  seed  in  the  market  is  White  Dutch. 
Price  per  lb.,  30  c;  per  peck,  $4.25;  per  half-bushel, 
$8.00;  per  bushel  of  60  lb.,  $15.00.  If  wanted  by  mail, 
add  18  c.  per  lb.  for  bac  and  postage. 

Sweet  Clover  (MelUotus  alha  or  Afeltlot).— This 
has  some  valuable  traits,  as  standing  frost  and 
drouth,  but  many  times  and  seasons,  the  bees  will 
hardly  notice  it  at  all.  The  statement  has  been 
made  that  an  acre  will  support  20  colonies  of  bees. 


•On  the  IHh  of  Aujr.  1882.  we  sowed  four  acres  of  Gray  buck- 
wheat, and  got  92  bugneU  of  nice  grain  In  sixty-five  days.  We 
offer  seed  from  tbls  crop,  price  aaxuo  as  SilreihuU. 


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IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTUKE. 


anfl  nffor'i  from  KOO  to  lonn  lb.  of  honey.  Such  stRte- 
mf>nr«.  fllthniiffh  thpv  mnv  hp  honeotlv  srlven.  T 
think  Bh'^"H  hf»  rpclvprt  with  <1iip  nllownnoe:  nh'^nt 
f^np  pou"(1«  nf  nr-pr\  nrf>  rK^^flfl  f"rRn  nopp;  sow  like 
Als1Vf>.  It  will  jrrow  on  a'most  nnv  harrfin  hillaiiip. 
hut  It  Is  a  ha*!  wpod  to  eyterminatR:  if.  howpvor.  it 
Is  mown  down  to  prpvfnt  sep'iina:,  the  roots  will 
so'^n  dip  ont.  Sow  1n  spr'no-  or  fall.  Wp  h9vp  abont 
a  hnlf-aprp  on  onr  honpv-farm.  but  it  Is  far  behind 
thp  Simpson  honpv-plant  in  this  locality. 

C'^m'Tion  flwppf  Clovpr.  ppr  lb..  25  c. ;  if  wanted  by 
mail,  add  1R  c.  for  baa-  and  poetaa-p. 

■R'^khara  olo^-pr.  sppd  rpopivpd  from  TJ.  A.  .Topps; 
3c  J^fr  07  ,  or  Rflo  ppr  lb.     Tf  bv  ma'l.  add  IS0  ppr  lb. 

Orprnlpa.  bpp  clovpr.  ThP  iHttPr  blossoms  in  about 
six  wppVs  after  sowing,  but  the  former  not  until  the 
second  ypflr. 

Pricp  of  sppd.  10c  per  oz..  or  TSc  per  lb.;  if  wanted 
by  mail,  add  IRc  for  basr  and  postasre. 

n * iwr>F,T,TONS. — T  presume  everv  bodv  can  aret 
danfielion  seeds  and  roots  without  buvinsr  them, 
but  for  all  that.  T  have  mnch  ff>ith  in  an  acre  of 
cultivafpd  dindelions.  Viimorin's  improved,  is  sn- 
pprior  for  "o-rppns."  and  bv  thp  wav  onr  bpps  takp 
to  onr  "potph"  of  it.  T  think  it  mnst  be  snnerior  for 
honev.  Price  of  seed,  5c  per  packa<>'e,  or  35  c.  per  oz. 

Fto-Wort,  or  STAtp'soK  TTovTSv  Pr,AVT. — This  is  a 
oneer  tall  wppd  that  o-rows  in  flplds  and  woods,  and 
bpars  little  pup"  fnll  of  honev.  Tt  has  pro- 
dnced  so  mnch  honey  under  cultivation  on  onr 
bonpv  farm  dnrinsr  the  nnst  two  vears.  that  T  am 
much  inclined  to  place  it  at  thp  hp'^d  of  the  list  of 
honev-nlnnts.  Tt  bpars  honev  all  thP  day  lopor  from 
.Tulv  to  Octnber.  Verv  hardv:  blooms  first  vear. 
andaftprthQt  shoots  up  fr^m  the  root  pvprv  vpar. 

hnt  pPPda  plant'nar  anPi'.  obn^it  r^^^r-r^  Thrpp  VPors. 
Thp  sppd  somptimps  lies  in  the  ffronndmanv months 
bpforp  eprmimtins'.  Tf  sprinkled  on  th"  top  of 
dimn  Ipaf-moH.  packpd  hard  in  a  box.  and  rollpd 
^r»rd.  bpinar  kppt  dark  and  damp  in  a  warm  pIapp. 
thpv  W'U  siron*-  in  a  wppk  or  t>vo,  Thpn  8"ive  a  "  the 
licyht  a»id  air  possible,  bnt  not  too  mnch  water.  PWce 
of  sppd,  from  cnltivatpd  plants.  20c  per  07.,  $2.00 
per  lb.     Tf  bv  mail.  IRc  ppr  lb.  pxt'-a.  for  noatao-e. 

An  pnrlv  variPtvof  the  above  blossominer  between 
fruit  bioas<->ms  and  clover,  we  are  now  prepared  to 

fnrnioh  in  So  TiqpVqwps. 

TTovvyPp,  \  —This  Is  the  stock  n^a  of  the  Sou*h. 
flPd  oftpn  vipMs  mUPh  honpv.  It  is  aI«o  napd  f  r 
food.  Pricp.  «1.7'  ppr  bnohpl:  SSl.OO  ppr  half-bnshpl: 
rop  ppr  p"ck,  packages  included.    By  mall,  postpaid, 

20c  ppr  pint. 

TiTPPTA  NopriiT.ORA. — Por  dpsprintion  see  Dec.  "!9 
GT.Ti-iTjTvoa.  Per  oz.,  $1.00.  Perpkt.,  5e.  Give  hot- 
bed treatment. 

MroNOVNTKTTT!;. — ^This  is  a  srreat  favorite  with  the 
bepa.  and  also  with  fhosp  who  are  raisin?  plants  for 
thPirbpps:  but.  althouarh  wp  have  sold  conaidprablp 
of  thp  seed  for  beepasturnffe.  T  am  not  «nre  thnt  any 
one  has  ever  made  it  nav  in  dollars  and  cents,  for 
the  honev  alone.  Tt  will  pav.  withopt  anv  doubt,  to 
raise  the  seed,  especiallv  if  the  price  keeps  up  any 
wherp  npar  what  it  is  now:  hut  for  honev  alonp  — 
who  wrill  dpmonatratp  ita  valiip  bevond  donbt?  Thp 
tall  variptipa  spem  best  suited  to  thp  bees,  but  are 
not  as  fraarant.  Tt  should  be  sown  in  the  sprina". 
and  as  the  seed  is  small,  it  shonld  have  fine  clrap 
aoil.  and  be  covered  liffhtlv.  This  plant  seems  to 
have  a  rare  capacitv  for  standinar  frost,  and  beea 
mav  oftpn   bp  sppn  busv  upon  it  clear  into  October. 

The  seed  is  200  ppr  07,.,  or  »l.40  per  lb. 
If  ■wanted   bv  mail,   add  ISe  for  postaare. 

ATOTUP.RWORT. — This  IS  a  nPar  rplntive  of  the  cat- 
nip and  is  probablv  eouallv  valuable  as  a  honev 
plant  Prices  of  the  seed,  same  as  for  catnip.  Sow 
anv  time. 

MnsTARP. — We  sent  all  the  way  to  Prance  for 
Chineep  mustfird  sppd.  but.  after  we  a'ot  it  and  had 
it  in  bloom.  thP  bpps  did  not  care  half  a«  much 
about  it.  as  for  our  common  wild  mustard.  We  can 
furnish  the  common,  (either  white  or  black)  for  5c 
per  07..  or  25  c  per  lb.  Add  18c  per  lb.,  if  to  be  sent 
by  mail. 

P  APR.— P.ape  pays  well  to  rais©  for  seed  alone,  be- 
cause it  is  used  for  makins'  oil:  we  have  also  had 
manv  reports  of  its  aTpat  value  as  a  h^ney  plant. 
The  s-reat  tropblp  with  it.  in  our  locality,  is  the 
black  flea.  The  first  leavps  of  tho  plant  are  eaten 
off  almost  the  moment  it  annenrs  above  ffround. 
and  sometimes  a  whole  acre  will  furnish  scarcelv  a 
blossom.  Tf  sown  in  .Tulv.  it  will  flrenerally  escRpe 
this  pest,  as  it  usually  comes  earlier  in  the  sprinar. 
About  3  lbs.  of  seed  are  needed  for  an  acre,  and  it  is 
sowed  broad  cast  like  turnips.    It  frequently  blos- 


soms within  4  weeks  after  beinsr  sown.  Tt  keeps  in 
bloom  nearly  4  weeks,  and  dves  enreat  quantities  of 
beautiful  honey,  when  all  thinsrs  arefavorablp.  The 
price  of  seed  is  5  o.  per  07..  or  15  c  per  lb. :  10  lbs.  or 
over.  10  c.  ppr  lb.     Tf  wantpd  bv  mail.  19  c   extra. 

Raspberrv. —  A  prettv  arond  honev  plant,  too  well 
known  to  nppd  dpspription.  The  Ped  Paspberries 
are  thoua'ht  to  vield  moat  honev.  and  of  these  the 
Tiimer  and  Cuthbert  varieties  are  said  to  be  best. 
Price  of  plants,  per  dozen,  by  mall,  75c;  per  hun- 
dred, bv  express.  $3  00. 

PooKY  MnnxTATN  Bkt!  Pt^avt  (Clenme  intPorifo- 
Ha). — Ta  cloaelv  connected  with  the  noted  Spider 
Plant  (Cf.  rtimni'.TlIt).  +bpsp  tw^o  Vipins"  thp  onlv  snpcipfl 
of  the  ripome.  With  us.  it  is  much  inferior  to  thp 
Snider  Plant  as  a  honev  producer.  Wr^  have  reports 
from  some  localities  of  its  vieldinc  lare-e  quantitips 
of  honey.  hPncp.  n"itp  a  dpmand  for  the  seed  is  the 
result  Price  per  lb.,  $1.25.  postage  18c.  extra.  Per 
ounce.  1.5c 

Saow.  WHtTW  (Finlvin  nrop^^ffa). — Is  callpd  the  hon- 
ev plant  of  California,  and  belonsrs  to  the  Labiitae 
or  Mint  familv.  thp  samp  as  Ppspmary,  Balm,  Hoar- 
hound,  ^c.    Pricp  npr  ouncp,  50c. 

SrrvFT.nwiiiR.— This  nlant  is  \7iaited  bv  the  bees  In 
fi'rpat  numbers  in  somp  spaaons.  whilp.  in  others,  't 
is  scarcelv  notiped:  bnt.  as  th"  ep^da  ueualiv  nav  all 
expepsea  f^f  cultivation,  it  holds  its  place  as  a  honey 
plant.  The  mammo+h  Puaaian  bpara  bv  far  the 
lararest  blossoms,  as  well  as  the  lararpat  sppds.  T*rice 
of  appd  5p  ppr  07.  or  ?0c  npr  tt), ;  if  wanted  b.y  mail, 
add  iSc  for  bay  and  no«taa-e. 

SptrvKR  PtjAvt  -This  plant,  undpr  favorable  cir- 
cumatancps.  viplds  morp  honev  than  anything  that 
pvpr  bpforp  cam<^  undpr  mv  obapr^-ation, 

Tn  Oct.,  I'TO.  pach  flowprpt  vipld"d  drops  so  larye 
that  a  bpp  had  to  maVp  two  or  more  ioprppva  to  e-pt 
it  all.  and  T  apccepded  in  dinnino- thp  honev  from 
<^hp  pl-Jut  with  a  anoon,  until  T  half  fiUpd  a  bottle 
with  it.  for  pxpprimpnt.  As  it  onlv  viplda  thia  honpv 
parlv  in  thp  niornins".  and  latp  in  thp  evpninff.  it  will 
ffp  nicply  with  the  'Simpson  honev  plant.  T  ahonid 
think  it  ouitp  probablp  that  5  acres  of  each  of  ihese 
planfa  wonid  kpen  100  colonipa  busv  pnoua'h  to  be 
ont  of  mischief  during-  a  drv  fall,  whpn  bppa  are  so 
apt  to  bp  robbinar.  Por  particulars  concprnino'  both 
plants,  see  Ot.waktvgs  for  Aug.,  Sept.,  and  Oct.,  1879 
and  1«80.  and  ABO. 

The  Snider  plapt  is  an  annual,  and  should  hp  sown 
pvprv  vpar.  Tt  n-rows  most  ouicklv  with  hotbpd 
treatment. bnt  will  blossom  in  August  if  sown  in  the 
op°n  srronnd  in  Mav. 

Price  of  seed  —  per  packaofp.  5  c. :  per  OZ.,  10  c; 
per  lb.,  $1  no.     Pnataa-e  18c  ner  |b.  extra. 

SwvRV  Top  TnRVTP.— Thia  plant,  althoue'h  not 
equal  to  the  spider  plant  and  Simpson  hoppv  plant, 
is  putitlpd  to  a  place  next  to  them,  because  it  bears 
its  crop  of  honPv  in  thp  aprinff,  bptwpcn  fruit  blos- 
soms and  clover.  Tt  should  be  sown  in  Auor.  and 
Sept.  Tt  beara  no  root  like  the  ordinarv  tumin,  but 
onlv  foliasre  that  is  used  for  ofreens.  Price  of  sepd. 
5c.  per  07..  or  50  c.  per  lb.  If  wanted  by  mail,  18  c. 
per  lb.  extra. 

SoRr.wrrM.  PARr,Y  Amber.— Th's  is  not  strictly  a 
honpv.plant.  but  ano-Rr  can  pRSilv  and  chpanlv  he 
made  from  it,  for  fpcdinc  beps  or  other  purnosps. 
About  6  lbs.  (4  Ota  )  arp  wanted  for  an  acre  of  irronnd. 
Price  bpst  Southern-g-rown  seed,  ppr  07  ,5c.;  per  lb.. 
15  c.  Tf  wanted  bv  mail.  18  c  per  |b  extra.  A  sam- 
ple of  the  sne'ar  is  sent  with  pv^rv  packnce  of  sppd. 

Anv  of  the  above  spods  will  bp  sent  in  5c  packages, 
to  those  who  would  like  iust  a  few  to  try. 

OTHER  HONEY  FLAUNTS. 

The  followina"  are  recommended  as  honey  plants, 
but  T  have  not  thoua'ht  them  worthv  of  a  more  ex- 
tended notice  for  cultivation.  Some  of  them  have 
been  tried  on  our  rronnds  bnt  pither  viplded  no 
honev  at  all.  or  very  little,  and  T  have  thoua'ht  best 
to  put  them  in  here  until  wp  could  a-ive  them  a  more 
extended  trial.  We  keep  the  seed  for  sale  in  5c. 
packaarea;  if  lararpr  ouantities  are  wanted,  we  wil 
an'vp  prices  on  application. 

AsTFiR  'StnrwortV — A  |ara"P  a'enus.  compriainQ- sev- 
eral hundred  species,  and  belongs  to  the  same  familv 
as  Oolden  Rod,  Boneset,  Sunflower,  and  other  wel 
known  honev  plants. 

"BbACKuw^RT"  (Pnhinormm  peraienrin). —  A  larare 
variPtv  of  Smartwppd  bplong-ins-  to  thp  Buckwheat 
family.  Tf  T  am  correc*  this  ia  alao  c<»lled  TTpartseaae. 

Br.TTK".  PtiAO  (Trti  or  flower  (\e  Liir^X — A  perpnnial, 
about  2  feet  in  heio-ht.  comprising- but  few  wild  spe 
cies.  and  arrows  better  when  cultivated. 

0\r!AT>T4^  OR  T-vRSBT.  T^ViOWBR  'SeneHo  gntwMfoHa 
From  India;  cultiyated  as  a  summer  anaual. 


26 


IMl^LEMENTS  LN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


Clovers,  foreign. 

Alfalfa,  grown  principallj'  in  the  Pacific  States. 
(This  is  virtually  the  same  as  Lucerne).  Prices  same 
as  Alsike  clover. 

Italian  or  Scarlet  (T.  incarnahun),  introduced 
from  Italy  and  France.  The  flowers  are  most 
beautiful,  much  resembling  a  large  luscious 
strawbcrrv.    Blossoms  first  j-car. 

LoCERNE  OR  French  (Medicago  saliva),  best  for 
sandy  soils. 

Yellow  Trefoil  (Medicago  lupulina),  a  weed  or 
pasture  plant,  in  dry  or  sandy  fields. 

KuvsiMTTM  (Fnlso  W^flU  Flowpr). — Rclonjrs  to  the 
Crucilcne  or  Mustard  family,  and  comprises  but 
three  species. 

EsPARCETTE  OR  SAINFOIN  (TJedysai-um  onobi-ychis). 
Usually  classed  with  the  clovers,  as  it  belongs  to  the 
same  family  (Leguminosse  or  Pulse)  as  the  Clover, 
Pea,  Locust,  &c. 

Fuller's  Teasel  (Dipso^'tts  fuUomim).—A  variety 
of  teasel,  usually  cultivated;  is  valuable  for  carding 
woolen  cloth,  as  well  as  for  honey.— See  ABC. 

Golden  Rod  (So? ui«go).— Belongs  to  the  Compos- 
it;e  I'amily,  and  comprises  a  large  variety  of  fall 
blooming  plants. 

HoARiiouND  OR  M ADwORT  (M<Tr?M?<ium  t^tiffifore). 
Only  this  one  species  is  common  to  America;  was 
introduced  from  Europe  and  belongs  to  the  Labiatse 
or  Mint  family. 

HYSsop(/7.t/s,-'ojjws).— Only  one  species  {H.  offlcina- 
?i.s),  and  belongs  to  the  Mint  family;  is  cultivated, 
and  was  brought  from  the  Old  World. 

MON.VRD.v  PUNCTATA  (Horse  Mint).— Bclongs  to 
the  same  genus  as  wild  Bergamot  {Monarda  or 
Balm);  grows  well  onl.y  in  sandy  soil. 

Mollie  Heath  honey  plant,  a  species  of  acacia, 
having  a  most  beautiful  ornamental  foliage,  and 
called  a  very  valuable  honey-plant.  We  have  never 
yet  got  it  to  blossom  here,  but  the  beauty  of  the 
plant  pays  for  cultivation. 

Phacelia  (Name  derived  from  Greek  word  mean- 
ing cluster;  it  has  no  common  name).— Flowers  in 
spring  or  summer,  and  belongs  to  Hydrophyllaceoe 
or  Waterleaf  family. 

Spanish  Needles  (Bidens  J npinnat a.).— Grows  in 
waste  grovinds  from  (^Jonn.  to  111.,  and  south,  and 
belongs  to  that  immense  family,  Compositte. 

Sprino  Vetches  or  Tares  {Vicia  sat iva).— Seems 
to  be  a  cross  between  the  Pea  and  Clover,  partaking 
of  the  peculiarities  of  each,  and  belongs  to  the  same 
family,  LeguminosiP.    Does  not  yield  honey  with  us. 

Verbena  Hast.\ta  (Blue  Verbena).^Grows  to  a 
height  of  8  or  f  feet,  and  thrives  in  almost  any  kind 
of  soil,  if  not  too  dry  or  sandy. 

AVhttewood,  Tulip,  or  Popl.^r  {Lirindendron 
tuUitif era).— A  tn\l  nud  handsome  tree,  usually  plant- 
(!il  for  ornament,  and  valuiible  for  shade  and'timber, 
lis  well  as  tor  its  honey  producing  blossoms.  See 
Basswood  Treks. 

SECTION  HONEY  BOXES. 

simplicity  section  box. 

The  honey  box  or  section  now  most  in  use  both  in 
t  his  and  foreign  countries  seems  to  be  the  Simplicity 
1  1b.  section, 4^ixt'.l^•I  ^a  inches.  This  size  of  section, 
together  with  tlie  tnunner  of  putting  8  of  them  in  a 
Langstroth  frame  so  that  two  tin  separators  cover 
the  whole  of  them,  was  originated  by  myself.  The 
size  seems  to  please  best,  because  most  goods  are 
sold  in  packages  of  about  1  lb.,  and  the  square  shape 
is  just  right  to  put  on  a  plate,  without  having  the 
honey  reach  over  it,  so  as  to  endanger  daubing  other 
articles. 
our  new  "all-in-one-piece,"  or  gray's  section. 

In  folding  these,  be  sure  that  you  make  the  top 
and  bottom' come  between  the  sides.  If  the  lumber 
is  very  dry,  it  may  be  well  to  brush  the  corners 
slightly  with  water  to  prevent  breaking. 

The  sections  we  now  offer  for  sale  are  made  of 
white  basswood,  and  are  all  in  one  piece.  They  are 
folded  up  and  drixen  together  with  a  light  mallet, 
about  as  quickly  as  you  can  seal  an  ordinary  euvelop. 
A  sample  with  a  strip  of  our  thin  fdu.  for  surplus 
honej'  will  be  mailed  for  5c.  They  are  put  up  in 
packages  of  .500,  and,  if  you  wish  us  to  break  packa- 
ges, wc  shall  have  to  charge  j^ou  a  little  more. 
Prices  are  as  follows: 

PRICE  OF  SIMPLICITY  (^JiXiJi)  SECTIONS. 

Any  number  less  than  500,  9ic  each;  from  500  to 
5000,  in  whole  packages  of  500  each,  $5.00  per 
10(10:  10,000,  $tT.5():  IOO,OlO,  *I50.00.  Closed  top  sec- 
tions (for  the  story  and  a  half  hive),  same  prices. 

The    section    with    the   V    shaped    groove,    if 


accidentally  broken,  can  not  be  nailed,  or  at 
least  not  easily; lours,  if  broken  by  carelessness  or 
otherwise,  can  be  qiiickly  and  handsomely  nailed, 
with  the  %inch  wire  nails.  The  sections  weigh  about 
50  lb.  to  the  package  of  .500.  Sections  dovetailed  all 
round  *:!  .50  per  .500,  or  *fi."0  per  iroo. 

WIDE  L.    FRAMES  TO   HOLD  S  SECTIONS. 

Lntigstroth  frame,  made  2  inches  wdi-.  to  hold  8  i>r 
the  abiivt"  sections,  4c.  (srttnple  by  mail,  lOc.):  the 
same  with  the  8  sections  in  it,  10c.;  the  same  fur- 
nished with  fdn.  starters,  1.5c;  with  the  pair  of  tin 
separators  also  added,  20c.  f^ee  engravings  on  first 
pnsre.  Nos  12  iinr)  l:!  Samplo  tiv  mnil.  45e.t  Those 
wide  frnmes  all  eoitipleti-.  ready  to  haiiff  in  the 
hives,  !\s  above,  will  be  f  18.00  per  hundred.  Mate- 
rials for  the  above,  in  the  fiat,  as  follows: 

WIDE  FRAMES  TO  HOLD  SECTIONS,  IN  THE   FLAT. 

Dovetailed  together,  like  the  all  wood  frames,  per 
hundred.  $3.00;  per  thousand.  $25.00.  The  same  one- 
half  depth,  to  hold  only  one  tier  of  sections,  f2.50  per 
100,  or  S;20.00  per  1000. 

WIDE  L.  FRAMES  TO  HOLD  6  SECTIONS. 

Wide  L.  Frames  to  go  crosswise  of  the  hive,  hold- 
ing 6  sections  instead  of  8,  in  the  fiat,  per  100,  !|>2.75. 
The  same  put  together,  complete,  with  sections, 
starters,  and  separators,  each  17c;  per  100,  $16.00; 
25c  extra  for  crating  IHO  or  less,  when  sent  without 
hives  to  hold  them.  Odd  sizes  wide  frames  to  hold 
sections,  one-fourth  more,  but  must  be  ordered  in 
lots  of  100  or  more. 

SECTION  BOXES  OF  OTHER  DIMENSIONS. 

In  orderhir),  he  sure  and  tell  which  is  top,  and  which 
is  sides.     No  order  taken  for  less  than  500. 

Any  dimensions  of  sections,  from  the  Simplicity 
up  to  the  so  called  prize  sections  (5X-vt>H),  will  be 
50c  per  thousand  more  than  the  Simplicities.  For 
sizes  still  larger,  add  10c  per  thousand  for  each  ad- 
ditional cubic  inch  of  contents,  outside  measure. 
The  dimensions  above,  5^4xOJi.\2  give  about  60  cubic 
inches.  Now,  if  the  dimensions  of  the  section  you 
want  multiplied  together  produce  66  cubic  inches  or 
less,  the  price  will  be  .50c  per  thousand  more  than 
for  the  regular  Simplicities.  If  it  produces  more 
than  66  cubic  inches,  add  10c  for  each  cubic  inch 
more  th.an  66.  Sections,  so  made  that  six  will  fill  an 
L.  frame,  $5.50  per  M.  We  can  not  make  cur  all-in- 
one  piece  flection  larocr  than  24  inches  arouhd. 

For  nails  for  nailing  .above  and  for  putting'  on  the 
separators,  see  Hammers  and  Nails. 

NAILED    SECTIONS. 

Material  for  nailed  sections,  in  the  fiat,  will  be 
no  less  than  our  all-in-one-piece  section.  The 
same,  as  the  saw  leaves  it,  not  planed,  .50  c  per  thou- 
sand cheaper  still.  This  brings  the  orisrinal  Prize 
Section  (for  nailing)  at  $5.00  per  thousand  unplaned. 

TIN  8EP.\RATORS. 

For  the  wide  L.  frame,  per  hundred,  $1.75.  or  $16.50 
per  1000.  Separators  for  the  ;{-frame  box  (or  for  the 
crosswise  L.  frame  holding  6  sections),  per  hundred, 
$1.25,  or  $12.00  per  1000.  Separators,  pierced  with  % 
holes,  double  above  prices.  Wooilen  separators,  H 
price  of  above. 


^\\\\m^\\N^>t^^y^M^^^:^^^ 


SECTION  BOX   DOVE- 
TAILED      ALL 
AROUND. 
SECTION  BOXES  AND  THEIR  POSITION  IN  THB  HIVB 

The  Hbove  cut  and  the  cuts  on  the  cover,  will  make 
everytliiii«  pluiii,  almost  without  explanation.  As  we 
send  !i  complete  section  box  with  nice  strip  of  fdn..  and 
printed  directions  for  fjisleninK  it  in  the  frames,  by  mail, 
for  be,  we  will  not  attempt  any  description  here.  The 
cut  on  the  lelt,  shows  one  of  the  wide  frames  containing 
8  sections,  and  A,  A,  are  the  ends  of  the  hive.  B,  B,  are 
the  end  strips  that  are  nailed  under  the  covor  of  the  hive, 
and  D  is  the  cover  itself,  before  hem^  nailed  on  to  B.  B. 
C,  C,  shows  the  shoulders  that  hold  the  cover  on  the  ud- 
per  stories,  while  the  bevels  hold  it  securely  in  place,  aiid 
exclude  rain  and  wind. 


1883 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


27 


CASE  FOR  THREE    SECTION  BOXES. 

A  case  of  3  section  boxes,  separator  and  fdn. 
complete,  ready  for  the  hive,  7c:  per  hundred,  $6.50: 
sample  b.v  mail,  180.  This  arrang-ement  is  intended 
for  box  hives,  or  for  tall  frame  hives.  If  preferred 
to  the  frames,  they  can  also  be  used  on  the  L.  hive, 
as  seen  on  pag:e  20.  This  arrnnsrcment  is  essentially 
the  same  as  the  one  used  by  Doolittle  and  Betsinger. 
Three  box  cases,  per  hundred,  in  the  flat,  f2.25; 
with  separators  included,  f4.00. 

STEAM  ENGINES  FOB  HIVE-MAKING. 

They  are  mounted  on  wheels,  rendering  itconvenient 
for  movinsr,  and  are  complete  in  all  ))art8,  except  the 
smoke  stack,  which  should  be  a  6  or  S  inch  stove  pipe. 


ECONOinCAL,    XOX-EXPLOSIVE. 

TESTED    TO   300   LBS.   PRESSURE. 
TJie  different  parts  are  interchangeable. 

DIMENSIONS  AND  PRICES  OF  NOS.  1  ANT)  2. 

No.  1.  Two^HORSE  Power.     I     No.  2,  Four  Horsk  Power 
T>iaiiieter  Cylinder  S)^  in.    Iiiameter  Cylinder 

siioke 

Height  <-if  Boiler. . . 
Soft    Coal  for  ten 

Hours 7.5   lbs. 

Floor  Space 48x25     in. 


Kevolutions       per 

PMiiiute 300 

Diameter  of  Bal- 
ance Wheel 15 

Width  of  Face 3 

Weight  of  Engine 
and  Boiler 900 

Price  of  Boiler, 
without  fi.xtures.$  75.00 

Price  of  Engine  & 
Boiler  complete . .  8175. 00 


Stroke, 
feet   Height  of  Boiler. . .  56     in. 

Soft   Coal  for  ten 

Hours 100    lbs. 

Floor  Space 56x30     in. 

Kevolutions       per 
Minute 300 

Diameter   of   Bal- 
ance Wheel  ....  20     in. 

Width  of  Face i     in. 

Weight  of  Engine 
and  Boiler 1,600    lbs. 

Price    of    Boiler, 
without  flxtiu-es  $125.00 

Price  of  Engine  & 
Boiler  complete.  .8275.0) 


BOTH  ENGINES  HAVE  HEATERS. 

The  way  in  which  these  boilers  are  made,  renders 
it  practicanij  impni'siMe  for  them  to  explode.  In  all 
we  have  sold  of  them,  there  has  never  been  heard  a 
word  of  dissatisfaction. 

The  following- facts  relative  to  these  engines  will 
be  found  useful:  They  can  be  started  on  five  pails  of 
water  to  fill;  they  have  glass  water-gaug-es;  they 
have  two  gaugo-cocks;  no  steam-whistle;  the  cylin- 
der is  easv  of  access;  the  boiler-pl.ite  is  cast-iron, 
tested  to  3')0  lbs;  the  boiler  has  no  pipes;  it  would 
take  about  20  lbs.  of  steam  to  run  a  scroll-saw;  it  is 
simple,  and  easy  to  operate;  for  running  lathes,  pla- 
ners, etc.,  from  40  to  100  lbs.  may  be  used;  about  80 


to  90  lbs.  of  coa  land  60  to  70  gallons  of  water  per  day 
are  required.  It  has  an  automatic  cut-off,  and  is  a 
g-ood  little  machine. 

SIGNS. 

TO  HANO  IN  YOUR  DOOR  YARD. 


Signs  4!2xl.s  inches,  with  the  word?  "  Honey  for 
Sale,"  and  "Bees  and  Queens  for  Sale,"  painted  in 
bright  colors,  the  board  lined  with  tin  to  prevent 
warping,  for  only  2.5c  each;  if  sent  by  mail,  35c.  A 
sign  of  the  same  kind,  saying  "This  Property  for 
Sale,"  same  price. 

SPACING  BOARDS. 

These  are  for  fasten- 
ing movable  combs  for 
shipment.  Six  of  them 
\\  ill  fasten  nine  combs 
in  a  Simplicity  hive,  and 
a  pair,  will  be  right  for 
a  3-frame  nucleus.  As 
they  can  be  used  over 
and  over  again,  they 
a-e  a  great  conveni- 
ence. Price  3c  each,  28 
By  mail,  7  c.  each  e,\tra. 


c.'.for  10,  or  $2  50  perllOO. 


SWARMING  OR  HIVING  BOX. 


For  taking  swarms  down  from  trees,  or  other 
places  where  they  may  chance  to  cluster.  Simply 
hold  the  box  in  the  cluster,  or  where  the  bees  are 
clustering,  and  they  will  crawl  into  it  at  once,  and 
may  then  be  carried  where  you  choose  and  shaken 
in  front  of  the  hive. 

Price,  all  complete,  with  pole,  the  whole  neatly 
painted,  and  bound  with  iron  to  avoid  splitting,  75c; 
in  the  tlat,  .50c:  without  pole,  10c  less.  The  box  can 
be  sent  bv  mail  in  the  flat  for  90c. 

SMOKERS. 

"Which  is  the  best?"  keeps  coming  from  all  quar- 
ters. Candidly,  I  do  not  know.  1  do  not  know 
which  is  tlie  best  bee  hive,  or  which  is  the  best  bee 
journal,  or  bee  book,  and  I  do  not  know  how  I 
should  know  which  is  the  best  smoker.  I  can  very 
easily  tell  you  which  smoker  /  like  best,  but  it 
does  not  follow,  by  any  means,  that  everybody  else 
will  think  as  I  do,  and  were  I  to  declare  broadly  that 
my  things  are  better  than  any  body's  else,  I  am 
really  afraid  I  should  not  sleep  well  nights. 

For  the  past  few  years,  we  have  sold  two  styles 
of  smokers,  of  our  own  make,  and  the  sales  of 
them  have  amounted  to  many  thousands.  These 
two  were  invented  almost  simultaneously,  one 
b.v  John  G.Corey.  Santa  Paula,  California,  and  the 
other,  by  Norman  Clark,  Stirling,  Illinois,  each 
inventor  being  ignorant  of  what  the  other  was 
doing.  Both  gave  their  inventions  to  the  bee- 
keepers of  our  country.  The  sliding  door  for  put- 
ting the  fuel  in  is  an  invention  that  enables 
us  to  light  the  smoker  almost  instantly,  with  a 
match,  which  is  quite  an  improvement  over  those 
necessitating  a  coal  of  lire.    The  strip  of  saad  paper, 


28 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


Oct. 


tflued  to  the  bellows,  on  which  to  light  the  match. 
Is  the  suggestion  of  Mr.  S.  H.  Hough,  of  Rootstown, 
Ohio.  At  present  I  believe  the  Clark  smoker  has 
the  preference.  It  may  be  made  a  direct  draft  in- 
stantly when  starting  the  fire  by  simply  placing  fin- 
ger over  the  nozzle.  During  1882  we  sold  over  :j,000, 
aud  in  1883,  over  ten  thuusand. 

Smoker  complete,  by  mall "'I 

The  same  by  express,  or  with  other  goods  by 
freight •''U 

Your  smoker  should  of  course  be  kept  in  doors 
out  of  the  rain,  but  If  vou  are  careless  and  get  some 
part  of  it  broken  or  injured,  we  can  send  you  the 
different  parts  at  the  following  prices.  The  postage 
Is  given  in  the  left-hand  column. 

10  I  Bellows  complete f    25 

10  I  Tin  case  for  fuel 20 

1  I  Leather  for  bellows iv 

•Z  I  Coiled  wire  spruig ■■•••      •') 

This  spring  is  to  be  put  on  the  outside,  aud  can  be 

quicklv  attached  to  any  smoker.    Teu,45c;  100,  $1.00. 

1.')  I  Leather  for  bellows,  per  side 75 

S.MOKERS  AT  WHOLESALE. 

Crate  of  five,  $3.00.  If  wanted  by  mail,  add  *1.00 
for  postage.    One  hundred,  $35.00.  . 

FUEL  FOR  SMOKERS. 

Perhaps  the  nicest  thing  we  have  tried  is  very  dry, 
rotten  elm  wood.  This  lights  instantly  with  a  match, 
and  gives  a  dense  cloud  of  smoke.  It  burns  out 
rather  rapidly,  but  not  nearly  as  fast  in  the  cold 
blast  smokers  as  in  those  where  the  blast  is  directly 
on  the  fuel.  Cotton  rags  are  excellent,  but  more  ex- 
pens. ve  than  the  rotten  wood.  Peat  is  perhaps  the 
best  1  hing  where  it  can  be  obtained  in  plenty.  Corn 
cobs  '  hopped  up,  and  dried  in  an  oven,  make  much 
smoke,  and  are  perhaps  more  lasting  than  anything 


SLATE  TABLETS. 

Even  if  you  do  use  the  queen  cards,  these  are  so 
handy,  I  would  have  one  hung  on  a  tinned  nail 
driven  into  each  hive.  Where  anything  unusual 
happens,  it  can  easily  be  noted;  as,  for  example, 
th<'  case  I  have  given  below.    Size  \%x'i'ii. 


y^y6€i>^  .^^^-7^  ^^(P^^cn^Z'- 


Price  of  the  slates,  I'/j  c.  each;  If  sent  by  mail, 
one  cent  must  be  added  for  postage.  If  yon  take  a 
hundred,  you  can  have  them  for  fl.25.  Wet  the 
slate  before  writing,  and  if  you  use  our  colored  pen- 
cils (5  c.  each,  or  0  c.  by  mail),  the  writing  will  stand 
all  winter  uninjured. 

SUGAR 

FOR   FEEDING    UEES,  OK  OTHER   PURPOSES. 

I  have  named  the  sugars  in  order  of  their  value,  so 
far  as  I  can  judge,  gixing  the  best  first.  As  to  which 
will  give  most  value  for  a  dollar,  I  can  not  say  posi- 
tively, but  am  inclined  to  think  the  graiuilated 
the  safest,  all  things  considered.  All  are  fit 
for  and  in  common  use,  for  table  and  cooking  pur- 
poses. Of  course,  the  best  will  probably  be  safest 
for  feeding  up  for  winter. 


CLARK'S  COLD  BLAST  SMOKER. 


else.  Peat  and  elm  wood,  we  keep  put  upin.5c  pack- 
ages. If  sent  by  mail,  10c.  Rotten  elm  wood,  per 
bushel,  ."iOc;  per  barrel.  $1.00. 

SOLDERING  IMPLEMENTS. 


A  full  sized  solderlng'iron  readv  for  use,  :r>c,  with 
a  box  of  rosin  5c,  box  of  soldering  Huid,  Idc,  short 
bar  of  soldpr,  10c.  and  full  printed  instructions  f"r 
use.  Soldering  board,  all  rigged,  ready  for  work,  15 
cts. ;  total,  75c.  By  mail,  $1.00.  Omitting  the  board, 
$1.00. 
ODR  ,50c.  SOLDERING  "KIT."     (^o  &n\<\triv{)  hoard.) 

These  are  less  than  half  the  size  of  the  above,  but 
are  very  handy  for  small  work.    Postage  23  c.  extra. 

STAMPS.  RUBBER  DATING  AND  AD- 
DRESSING, 

For  prices,  see  any  number  of  Gleanings. 


The  prices  given  are  for  the  date  of  this  price  list; 
of  course  sugars  are  subject  to  the  fluctuations  of 
the  market,  to  some  extent. 

CUT  LO.\F  SUG.\R, 

Per  lb.,  lO'/ic.    Ppr  barrel,  of  about  275  lbs.,  10c. 

GRANULATED  SUGAR, 

Per  lb.,  10c:  bv  the  barrel,  9'/4c. 

COFFEE  A. 

.    Per  lb.,  9'/4c. ;  by  the  barrel,  9c. 

F.ARLY   AMUER  SUGAR, 

Per  lb.,  BV^c;  by  the  barrel,  6c. 

MAPLE  SUGAR. 

As  this  varies  greatly  in  quality,  as  we  get  it  from 
the  farmers,  we  have  put  in  four  grados  at  9. 10,  II, 
and  12c  per  lb.  Bv  the  barrel  of  about  2.50  lbs.  Ic 
ppr  lb.  less.  We  are  usually  short  on  the  12  and  13c 
grades;  the  bulk  of  what  we  get  being  10  aud  lie. 
The  maple  siiirar,  as  well  as  the  cut  loaf,  can  he 
placed  over  th<-  fratnps.  and  fed  like  candy,  but  all 
the  rfst  of  the  above  have  to  be  made  mto  either 
candy  or  syrup  f>r  feeding  bees.  Maple  molasses 
in  tin  dins',  culled  1  gallon,  Imt  reallv  about  3Vi  'its., 
$1.00  each.  This  is  pure  maple  molasses  right  from 
our  Medina  Co.  farmers. 

SAP-PAir.S:  PRICE  PER  100. 


1  Comnion  Tin.  |  Charcoal.  TC  Tin.  |  Charcoal.  IX  Tin. 


10-q<iart. 


S1B.50 


$18.(10 


:g20  00 


Tin  covers  for  abovp,  $4  5ii  per  100. 

Spiles,  best  rc-tinned,  $1.25  per  100,  or  $11.50  per  1000. 


188S 


IMPLEMENTS  IN  BEE  CULTURE. 


29 


Sugar  should  always  be  ordered  by  freight ;  It 
will  not  pay  to  have  it  sent  by  express.  A 
barrel  will  be  by  far  the  cheapest,  for  it  can  then  be 
sent  at  a  low  rate  of  freight;  and  if  you  can  not  use 
it  all,  your  neighbors  will  almost  alwa>s  take  it  of 
you  at  a  small  profit.  Samples  by  mail  for  5c  each 
of  any  of  the  sugars.  Sugar  by  the  barrel  will  be 
sent  from  N.  Y.  ♦"'ity,  except  Maple  and  Amber. 
These  will  be  shipped  frotn  here.  Sugar  is  sent 
from  any  of  the  large  cities  at  a  very  low  rate  of 
freight. 

Powdered  sugar,  very  pure,  expressly  for  making 
the  Good  candy,  per  lb..  J2c:  10  ll.s.,  Il'/jc;  liiO  lbs., 
lie.  This  when  simply  saturated  witli  lioney,  makes 
the  best  candy  1  know  of,  tor  wintering,  feeding, 
queen-CHges,  or  any  other  purpose. 

TENT  FOR  SETTING  OVER  A  HIVE. 

These  are  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  us  to  go  on 
with  such  work  as  introducing  queens,  transferring, 
etc.,  when  robbers  get  so  troublesome  that  we  could 
not  go  on  with  work  otherwise.  After  the  middle  of 
July  we  are  obliged  to  use  them  almost  constantly 
in  our  apiaries,  and  we  could  not  possibly  get  along 
without  them.  They  are  made  so  as  to  fold  up  to 
put  away,  or  for  trimsportHtion,  anrl  wpiith  only 
about  6  lbs.,  all  complete.  Toe  price  is  $1.50.  Yoii 
can  have  one  covered  with  the  cheap  wire  cloth  we 
advertise,  if  you  choose,  but  it  is  much  more  expen- 
sive, and  much  heavier  to  carry  around  than  that 
made  of  mosquito  bar.  The  dimensions  we  prefer 
are  5  feet  long,  5  feet  wide,  and  5  feet  high.  See  illus- 
trations in  A  B  C  book. 

TRANSFERRING  IMPLEMENTS. 


WAX  EXTRACTOR. 


Transferring  clasps,  per  100  (by  mail,!lOc.  extra)      15 

"  wires,      "    100  "       "       "       "  25 

Foundation  "  Kakes,"  "       "30       "        150 

TIN  FOR   SEPARATORS  AND  EX- 
TRACTORS. 

As  we  buy  in  large  quantities,  I  can  perhaps  give 
you  better  rates  than  you  are  getting  at  home. 
Price  per  box  of  112  sheets,  size  14x20,   for 

Separators  and  small  cans  for  honey $6  00 

"       "     sheet,  for  less  than  a  box 7 

IX  tin  for  making  Extractors,  14x20,  per  box      9  00 

"       "     per  sheet 10 

12x24  tin  for  roofs  to  chaff  hives,  per  box 7  00 

"       "    *'       "       "       "       "     per  sheet 8 

Solder,  best,  per  lb 18 

Tin  by  the  box,  we  will  ship  from  Philadelphia.  If 
double  above  width  of  sheets  is  wanted,  price  will  be 
2%  times  above  prices.    CharcOHl.  per  barrel,  60c. 

TIN  POINTS   FOR  HONEY   BOXES. 

Per  1000,  25c;  10,000.  $2.;  by  mail,  6c  per  1000  extra. 
TINNERS'  SHEARS  AND  SNIPS. 

Tinners'  Snips  and  Wire-Cutter  combined,  11 

in.,  nicely  finished $1  50 

If  wanted  by  mnil.  send  20  c.  extra  for'postage. 

A  much  hearitr  .-nip,  S2.50;  by  mail,  luc  e.xtra. 
tinner's  SQUARING   SHEARS. 

Operated  by  foot ;  price  $40.00.  For  cut  and  de- 
scription, see  February  Gleanings,  1883. 

VEILS  TO  PROTECT  THE  FACE. 

Best,  made  of  grenadine,  with  the  face  of  silk  Brus- 
sels net,  the  best  material  to  see  through,  75  c.  The 
same,  all  of  Grenadine,  50  c.  A  cheaper  veil,  all  of 
mosquito  bar,  25  c. ;  the  SHme  with  the  Brussels-net 
face,  50  c.  Either  are  mailed  free  of  postage.  Prices, 
for  ten,  f  5.00,  $4.00,  and  $2.00  respectively. 

materials  for  veils. 
Brussels  net, for  face  of  veil  (34  in. wide)  per  yd. . .    75 

Grenadine,  per  yard  (24  inches  wide) 25 

Mosquito  bar  (66  inches  wide),  per  piece,  8  yards    50 

For  any  of  the  above  by  mail,  add  3o  per  yd. 


Price  f2.50.  This  machine  i.s  very  simple,  for  vre  have 
only  to  throw  our  refuse  comb  into  the  basket,  B,  and  set 
it  in.side  the  can  A.  Now  put  on  the  cover,  and  place  it 
over  a  pan  or  kettle  of  boiling  water:  the  steam  will  as- 
cend all  around  B,  and  the  melttd  wax  will  run  down 
and  flow  out  of  tlio  tnho  O.  Tlndor  thp.  end  of  this  tuhe, 
is  kept  a  pan  to  catch  the  wax.  As  fast  as  the  comb  sink 
down,  more  can  be  put  in,  and  so  on.  The  machine  re- 
quires no  attention,  except  to  fill  the  baskets.  If  you 
have  no  kettle  that  is  12  inches  across  the  top  inside,  we 
can  furnish  a  copper  bottomed  steam  generator  for  $1. 

OUR  30c   WAX   extractor. 

This  is  simply  an  8  qt.  dish  pan,  with  a  15c,  all- 
metal  sieve  set  in  it.  To  use  it,  pour  water  in  the 
pan,  put  your  comb  in  the  sieve,  and  set  the  whole 
in  the  oven.  As  fast  as  the  wax  melts  and  falls  in 
the  water,  put  more  in  the  sieve. 

D.  A.  JONES'S  NEW  WAX-EXTRACTOR. 

This  machine,  illustrated  and  described  on  page  120, 
Gleani>gm  for  1^83,  is  probably  ahead  of  all  others. 
Price  complete,  boiler  and  all,  $4..50. 

"WORK  BOX"  FOR  THE  APIARIST. 

Price,  complete,  $1.00;  unpanitfd,  25c  less. 

Those  of  you  who  raise  queens  know  how  trouble- 
some it  is  to  stoop  over  hives  all  day,  and  how  it 
rests  one,  to  sit  down  occasionally.  When  seated, 
you  have  at  each  side,  boxes  to  hold  your  tools, 
which  may,  or  may  not,  have  covers,  as  y(  u  choose. 
A  drawer  tnay  also  be  put  in  the  back  side.  When 
putting  up  queens,  your  tinned  tacks  are  in  the 
proper  box,  and  your  hammer  is  right  in  its  place. 
The  seat  is  a  nice,  solid  place  on  which  to  lay  the 
cage,  while  driving  in  the  tacks,  and  the  holes  in  it, 
permit  it  to  be  easily  carried  with  one  hand. 

Postage.  WIRE  CLOTH. 

5  I  Wirecloth,  for  Extractors,  per  square  foot..      8 
In  lots  of  10  square  feet  or  more,  7cts;  100,  6  cts. 
Above  is  tinned,  and  meshes  are  5  *o  the  inch. 
3  I  Wire  cloth  for  queen  cages,  per  square  foot    SYz 
This  is  made  of  dark-blue  wire,  12  meshes  to  inch, 
and  is  the  best  thing  for  shipping   bees,  and  for 
queen  cages;  also  for  doors  and  window-screens.  We 
have  3  widths  —  24,  3it,  and  36  inches. 
Hi  I  Fine  tinned  wire  No.  30,  to  prevent  fdn.  from 

sagging,  price  per  oz 03 

18  I     The  same,  per  lb 25 

K  wanted  by  mnil,  add  2  c.  per  oz.,  or  18  c.  per  lb., 
for  packing  and  postage. 

WRAPPING  PAPER. 

We  use  two  kinds  in  our  work;  the  light,  such  as 
comes  around  your  price  lists  and  Journals,  at  10c 
per  lb.,  and  the  "flour  sack"  paper  such  as  we  wrap 
goods  in,  at  15c  per  lb.  Cut  to  any  size  you  wish,  at 
these  prices.  Gleanings  paper,  nice  for  writing  or 
printing,  in  sheets  21x27, 12c  per  lb.  (there  are  about 
20  sheets  to  a  pound).    Cut  to  any  size,  15  cts.  per  lb. 

PATENTS  ON   BEE-HIVES. 

While  I  earnestly  try  to  maintain  a^broad  "  charity  for  all- 
and  malice  toward  none,"  and  while  I  do  not  wish  to  take  upon 
myself  tlie  responsibility  of  dictating  a  course  for  others,  1 
feel  it  a  duty  to  discourujfe  with  all  my  might,  both  by  precept 
and  e.^cample,  every  tliiiiy:  in  the  shape  of  patented  bee-hives, 
or  patents  on  any  thiiiK  pertaining  to  bee  cnltuie.  On  the  oth- 
er hand,  I  sliall  try  to  encourage  eveiy  one  to  do  all  he  can 
to  advance  the  common  good  of  all.  1  do  not  believe  the  woild 
"  seltish  and  grasi)ing,"  but  have  much  confidence  in  the  dispo- 
sition,ofou.r  people  lo  desire  to  pay  for  every  thing  they  get, 
and  to  reward  those  who  work  for  them  disinteiesttdly,  when 
they  once  get  a  clear  understanding  of  the  matter.  If  you 
have  made  a  valuable  invention  or  discovery,  give  it  to  the 
people,  rejoicing  that  you  have  been  enabled  to  contribute 
your  mite  to  the  common  good,  and  in  seeing  others  happy: 
and  sooner  or  later  you  wiilhave  your  rewai  3.  Nothing  that 
we  manufactm'e,  in  the  shape  of  hives  or  ImplementB,  fa  pat 
ented. 


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ARE  DESIRED  TO  NAME  THE  ARTICLE  BY  THE  NAME  IM  iiA^ia, 

AND  GIVE  PRICE. 

USEFUL  ARTICLES  EOR  3  AND  5  CEKTS  EACH.  Oct. 


OUR  "  COUNTER  STORE." 


You  little  know,  my  friends,  what  pleasure  I  have  taken  in  . 
collecting  these  goods  lor  you,  more  especially  those  oii  the  5c 
counter,  ajul  1  have  lookeu  fonvard  many  a  lime  to  handuig  I 
them  over  to  you,  and  to  the  pleasure  1  should  take  in  hearing  ] 
your  exelaniaiiuns  ol  surprise,  at  »o  good  an  article  lor  buch  an  j 
nisigniticaiit  sum  ot  money.  | 


TERMS  OF  PAYMENT— Slrictlu  Cash  With  Order. 


Post  a  lie.  J 

5  I  PIE-PLATE,  8  INCH,  scalloppcd,  tin 

3  I  PIE-PLATE,  6  INCH •   •■ 

Just  Uie  tiiiuK  for  making  "  hmch  "  piea. 
3IKATTLE  BOX,  tin 

3  I  SPOON,  TEA,  tiuued  iron  

'Z  I  SPOON,  TABLE,  tinned,  and  well  made 

4  1  TOY  BANE,  japanned    House 


[Pr 


•.  of  10,  of  100 

I  3513  25 

I  36  I  3  3d 

I  35  1  2  25 

I  3(J  I  1  75 

I  35|3  35 

I  3S  I  3  75 


All  Prices  Subject  to  Change  wltliout  Notice  Five~Ceil"t    OOUni^d** 


Our  friends  will  bear  in  mind  the  price  of  single  articles  are 
given  at  tlie  head  of  each  list,  and  tnat  the  figures  refer  only  to 
lots  ot  10  and  luu. 


Hh  o 


f      1^^  Articles  with  no  1 

J   postage  marked  are  un-  : 

j   mailable,     for   posiaye  \ 

\_  to  Canada  see  paye  d.  J 


USEFUL  ARTICLES 

THREE  GTS.  EACH. 

1  BOWL,  YELLOW  ware,  1  pt.;  useful |  37  I  3  50 

3  1  BKU3H,  PAINT,  PASTE,  or  SASH  No.  1. ..      |  35  |  3  35 

3  I  CHALK  LINE,  cotton,  good I  35  |  3  36 

3  I  COUET  PLA3TEE,  three  sheets,  best  arni- 

caied  sillc I  28  |  3  50 

5  I  DKAWES  PULLS,  per  pair I  35  1  3  35 

3  I  DEAWEKZNOBS,  small,  white  porcelain      |  3U  |  I  5U 
3  I  ENVELOPES,  bunch  of  35,  excellent  pa- 
per, assorted  colors  I  38  |  3  50 

All  while,  small  size,  same  as  above  prices. 

2  I  FISH-LINE,  cotton,  good I    34  |  3  35 

3  I  FILE,  3-C0BNEEED,4  inches  long,  good..  1   38  |  3  75 

1  believe  this  is  me  nist  lUc  ever  otiereu  for  so  low  a  sum. 
They  are  little  beauties,  and  very  handy  oftentimes. 

3  I  SLASS-CUTTER I    38  13  50 

3  1  HaNDKEKCHIEF,  for  children,  pictured,  |    38  |  3  .50 

3  I  TOOTH-PICE,   IVOEY,   3-bladed    I    38  |  3  50 

I INE,  gooti   black  ink.,  per  bottle i   35  |  3  35 

3  1  JUTE  TWINE  I    38  |  3  50 

\  gie^t  l)in  ball  of  it,  and  good  fair  twine,  too. 
3  1  KEY  EINQ,  superiorquality,  withballs.  1    38  1  2  50 
3  I  MAPLE  SUGAUcakes.tirst  run,  extra  nice  |    35  1  3  00 
3  I  MAEEING-GAUGE,  lor  carpeniers'  uoe  . ..  j    35  |  3  3i 
3  I  MEUOKANDOM  BOOK,  tii  pages,  (3  for  5c)  ..  |    30  1  1  50 

3  I  MUSTAKD    SPOON,  best  boxwood 1    35  |  3  00 

5  I  NEST  EGG,  chmaware I    37  1  3  50 

3  I  PAPEE  OF  PINS,  3  sizes,  a  little  smaller 

than.')COues I    38  13  70 

3  i  POTATO-PAEEE;  a  knife  that  will  shut  up  1   35  1  3  35 

I  PIE-PLATE,  WHITE   ware,  7  in 1    38  1  3  50 

3  I  EULE3  for   School   Children.    Nicely- 
made,  one  foot  long I    88  |  3  50 

3  1  SACKING  NEEDLE  |    38  1  3  50 

This  IS  n  iir.aii-  i)  iiiclics  long,  with  bent  Hat  point.    \  cry  con- 
venient tin  -Mwiiit;-  heavy  fabrics,  .ind  many  other  purposes. 

3  I  SCEEW  CAPa,  1!4  iuch,  zinc,  to  solder  on 

honey  cans I    38  12  50 

3  1  SEA-SHELLS,  about  3-inch 1    38  1  3  50 

I  SLATE,  hard-wood  frame,  8'/4x6'/3 I    38  1  3  50 

A  wondeitully  pretty  and  K<'od  little  slate  for  a  child,  lor  such 
auinsignilkaiUMiiii  oi  iiiuney.  ,     ^„  ,  „  -« 

3  1  SPECTACLE-CASE,  strong  and  excellent.  1    38  1  2  50 

3  I  STEEL  CHAIN,  Watch,  neatly  polished     |    35  |  3  OO 

4  I  STOVE-LID  LIFTEE 1    35  13  35 

3  I  TEN  NIGHTS  IN  A  BAE-EOOM,  byT.S.  Arthur  38  l  3  75 
3  I  WAEDEOBE  HOOK,  same  as  in  5c  coun- 
ter, but  without  cone I    25  I  3  35 


2  I  AWL, SCRATCH,  Wood  Handle I    46  |  4  00 

3  I  AWLS,  BEAD,  Assorted  Sizes I    45  |  4  00 

3  1  ALBUM  ,  Autograph 1    38  |  3  50 

Paper  covei-s,  iUuniinated,  nice  for  school  children. 

8  1  BABY  WAGON,   5x7  in.,  our  own  make.. . .  |    45  |  4  00 

lidii  a.xles  and  string  included  ( () 

4  i  BALLS,  O.  K  for  schoolboys 1    47  |  4  50 

8  I  BASKETS,  %  bushel 1    40  I  3  75 

Ji        "       1    45  I  4  35 

^        "       1    5014  75 

Just  think  of  it!  a  half  bushel  market  basket  for  Ave  cents. 

4  1  BASKETS,  1  aT.,  fancy  WILLOW I   40  |  8  75 

Always  please  the  little  ones. 

6  1  BASTING  COTTON,  13  spools  for  only  5  c.  1   48  |  4  50 

5  1  BIED-CAGE  HOOKS ;    very  handy 1    35  |  3  35 

3  I  BLANKET  PINS,  per  paper  of  1  doz I    40  |  3  50 

Also  good  lor  shawlpius.     Xliey  are  like  a  common  brass  pin, 

but  21^  inches  long,  and  large  in  proportion. 

I  BLUING,  Uldroyd's  Liquid,  price  of  box 
containing  3  dozen  bottles,  $1  50. 

3  I  BOOK  or  SHAWL  STEAP,  very  handy  ....  1    35  j  3  25 
14  I  BOOT-JACK,  iron,  japanned I    48  |  4  50 

I  BOWL,  WHITE  ware,  pint,  nice    I    45  1  i  UO 

I  BOWL,  BEOWN,  Hint  glass  enam-^led, 

Splendid  tor  broad  and  milk 1 

10  1  BRACKET  for  FLOWER  POT,  very  pretty . .  1 
10  1  BKACKETS  to  hold  CLOCK-SHELF  or  other  _ 

shelves  per  pair  3x4  in 

A  neat  shell  tci  fc-o  with  al)u\f,  same  price.    By  . 

5  I  BEOILEE  for  steak  or  lor  toasting  bread  1    40  |  3  50 

4  1  BROOM,  Whisk I    45  i  4  35 

Nice  to  brush  the  sawdust  oU  your  clothes;  a  very  good  brush 

broom  iu  fact,  for  be. 


3  1  BRUSH,  Paint,  Paste,  or  Sash 1  35|300 

3  1  BRUSH,  JViarktiig,  for  mat  king  boxes.,  j  40  I  3  50 

3  I  BUTTON-HOOK,  nickel,  folding 1  47  |  4  50 

Are  UM-il  for  putting  fcln.  in  wired  frames  also. 

7  I  BUTTEE-PEINT;  wood;  very  pretty  ....  1  45  1  4  00 

5  1  CAKE-TURNER,  all  metal,  very  good |  45  1  4  35 

5  I  CAN  OPENER,  cuts  out  a  round  piece  . .  1  43  1  4  00 


45 

nail,  i:ie. 


3  50 
3  75 


GLASSWARE. 

I  BSEEY  DISH,  giass I 

I  BUITEE-D13H,  individual:  glass 1 

3  1  EGG  CUP.  glass,  a  little  beauty I 

I  MUG,  GLASS,  for  children  I 

3  I  MAEBLE.  glass,  1^  in.,  very  handsome   1 

1  SALT-CELLAR,  inuividual 1 

10  I  TUMBLER  tor  1-2  LB  honey,  tin  top i 

TIN  WAKE. 

3  I  ABC  PLATE,  tin;  6  in 

3  I  BISCUIT-CUTTEE.  small 

3  I  CAKE-CUTTEE,  tancy. 0  different  pat'ns  . 
5  I  CUP,  1-2  PINT  

4  I  MILE-SKIMMEE,  either  PIERCED  or  PLAIN  . 

4  PAN,   COEN  CAKE,  circular,  3x3  in 

5  I  PAN.  MILK,  toy.  1-2  PINT.  3  for  5c.    Ex- 

ceileul  for  nail  boxes I    25 

3  i  PEPPEE-BOX,  Japanned I    26 

2    PIE-OEIMPEE,  for  cutting  pie  crusts. . . .  I   35 


28  1  2  76 
35  1  3  35 
38  13  50 
38  1  3  75 
•M  I  2  60 


3  85 


I  30  I  1  75 

1  35  1  3  00 

I  38  I  3  50 

J  35  I  2  35 

I  35  I  3  36 

I  35  1  2  36 


2  00 
2  36 
2  00 


5  1  CANDY,  a  whole  bag  full  of   all  kinds  1    45 
3  I  CAEPENTEE'S  PENCIL,  Kule  on  the  Side  |    40  1  3  75 
3  1  CARPENTER'S  COMi'ABSESS,  not  equal  to 
steel  ones,  but,  like  the  5c.  scissors,  a 

wonder  for  the  money I    40  1  3  50 

8  I  CAEPENTEE'S  EAND-SCEEWS  I    35  |  3  25 

3  I  CARPET  TACKS,  blued,  round  heads |    45  |  4  00 

I  CASTOR  OIL,  3  oz i    431400 

8  1  CATTLE-CARD,  lor  Cattle,  or  Horses' . . .  |   43  |  4  00 
3  I  CHAEM  KNIVES;  a  beauty I    45  |  4  50 

In  ivoi  V  and  shell  handles,  to  hang  on  the  watch  chain 

3  I  CHEOMOS;  5'Ax7 1    -45  1  4  00 

These  aie  liiautiUil  pictures  of  birds,  tlowers,  ilogs,  autumn 
leaves,  (-losses,  elc;  aw  dillerciit  pictures. 

3  I  CHILD'S  CLOTHES-BRUSH,  just  as  "  cute  " 

as  can  be I  45  |  4  00 

3  I  CLOCK  COED,  tine  linen,  30  hour l  33  i  3  00 

10  1  CLOTHES-LINE ;  30  ft.  long  |  40  |  3  75 

13  I  COAL  SHOVEL,  Wrought  Iron I  48  |  4  75 

3  I  COMB,  IJressing,  good,  clear  horn I  45  |  4  00 

3  I  COMB,  tine,  lluober I  35  1  4  00 

3  I  COMB,  pocket,  folding,  horn I  4:J  1  4  00 

ti  I  COMB-CASE,  tin,  japanned 1  45  j  4  00 

14  I  CONCENTRATED  LYE  iu  iron  cans |  45  I  4  35 

3  1  COPPER  WIKE.  on  spools I  45  |  3  50 

Suitable  for  mending    tilings  when  thoy  get   broken.     Iwo 

sizes,  No.  20  and  25.    Ko.  2(1,  price  per  lb.,  45c.    No.  25,  50c  per  lb, 
A  pound  of  No.  2"  is  about  250  feet. 

3  1  CORK  SCREW,  strong  and  well  made 1    45  1  4  00 

7  1  CORN  for  planting.  Mammoth  Sweet  ..1    35  |  3  00 

Wc  have  carclnllv  tested  this,  lor  several  seasons,  and  it  is 
so  tine  for  table  use  that  we  mII  green  corn  to  the  farmers 
around  us.  We  can  also  furnish  n.r  early  corn  ai  above  prices, 
Early  .Sweet  Concord,  and  Kaih  .Minnesota.  Put  up  in  one- 
half  pint  packages.     (Jhoicel'uiiipkin  seeds,  same  price. 

6  I  CUREY  COMB,  good  ones 1    45  1  4  00 

0  1  DRAWER  PULLS,  Bronzed,  per  pair  —  I    45  I  4  25 

4  I  DOLLS,  cbina-lirabed j    45  1  4  00 

3  I  DYES,  all  colors, with  directions  for  use  j    46  |  4  00 

2  I  EASEL.  SILVERED  WIRE,  to  Hold  Photo's  1    48  1  4  75 

3  1  ERASER,  rubber,  good I    38  |  3  50 


ANY  ARTICLE  PROMPTLY  MAILED  ON  RECEIPT  OP  PRICE  AND  POSTAGE 
AS  GIVEN  IN  TiiE  LEPT  HAND  COLUMN.  ^*^wx. 


1883 


USEFUL  AETICLES  TOR  5  CENTS  EACH. 


31 


Postage.  Pr.  of  10,  of  100 

I  ESSENCE,  LEMOU,  2  oz. ;  good  I  47  I  4  50 

I  ES3E1I0E  PEPPBKMmT |  47  |  4  50 

5  I  ENVELOPES  Bunch  Of  25,  such  as  we  use    |  45  |  4  00 

I  E2TEA0T  VANILLA,  »-oz.  bottles,  good    |  50  |  5  00 
2  I  FEEULES  for  tool  handles,  dozen  pack- 
ages,  brass,  handsomely  iluishod,  3 

sizes,   ?8,  fi  and  11-lti |  35  |  3  25 

2  I  FILE  HANjiLE,  8elt'-adjusting(see  10c  list)  I  45  |  4  25 

2  I  FILE,  3-OOKNEEED |  47    4  50 

KiKlit  tor  Uaiid-.saws;;  (jood. 

13  i  FOOT  SOEAPEB,  to  screw  on  door-step. , .  |    45  |  4  25 

splendid  (tor  your  wife's  carpet)  duruiy-  muuio'  weather. 

7  I  FEYINO  PAN,  wrought  iron,  siiuill |    48  |  4  75 

Good  to  earr.v  aluutf  when  you    ■  •  ko  lisluiig, ' '  or  to  melt  bab- 

uet  metal  in,  eK-. 

8  I  GAEDEN  TEGWEL,  good,  but  not  steel. ..  |  45  |  4  25 
7  I  OAEDEN  WEEDEK,  a  neat  and  useful  tool  |  38  |  3  50 
a  I  OAEDEN  SEEDS,  choicest  and  best  vari- 
eties, carefully  tested  seed  as  follows :  |  45  I  4  00 

Beans,  Beets,  Cabbage,  Carrot,  Caulitlower,  Celery,  Corn, 
Cress,  Cucumber,  Lettuce,  Melons,  Union,  Parsnip,  Peas,  Pep- 
per, Pumpkin,  Radish,  Salsify,  Spinach,  S(iuash,  Tomato,  and 
Turnip. 

2  I  GIMLET,  steel,  assorted  sizes 1   40  I  3  50 

2  I  GOSPEL  HYMNS,  Parts  1.,  11.,  111.,  or  IV., 

as  you  choose,  paper  covers |    48  I  4  50 

4  I  GEATEE,  Nutmeg |    33  |  3  00 

5  I  GEATEE,  good  for  Horseradish,  etc |    40  I  3  50 


GLASSWARE. 

BEEEY  DISH,  Individual,  very  pretty. 

BIED  BATH,  opal,  very  pretty 

CASE  PLATE,  7^2  inch  In  diameter 

EGG  CUP,  individual,  little  beauties 

GOBLET,  Cups  with  Handles,  &c.,  both 
large  ana  small,  7  vei-y  pretty  de- 
signs, beautiful    for    only  5c  each 

LAMP  CHIMNEY,  good  glass 

GLASS  HONEY-PAIL,  H  pint 

MAEBLE,  Glass  IJi  in.,  very  handsome 

PICKLE  DISH  or  boat,  8!4  in.  long 

SALTS  ON  FOOT 

SALT  OE  PEPPEE  BOTTLE,  glass,  white 
metal  top 

SALT  Cellar,  FEOO  pattern. . ..'....'.'.'.".'. 

TUMBLEE,  FULL  SIZE,  plain,  uood 

TUMBLEE,  1  pt.,  strong  and  well  Huished 

DISH,Uval,  7  in.,  beautitul  pattern... 

TOY  GOBLET,  several  different  designs, 
just  as  pretty  as  can  be 

SaLT-CELLAES,  tub  pattern,  glass... 


45  i  4  25 

48  1  4  50 
48  1  4  50 
48  1  4  50 

45  1  4  25 
48  1  4  50 
45  1  4  00 
45  1  4  00 
48  1  4  50 
48  1  4  50 

45  1  4  00 
45  1  4  00 
40  1  3  50 
45  1  4  00 
49  1  4  80 

45  1  4  00 
45  1  4  00 

4  I  HAND-MIEEOES,  a  wonder  for  5  cents. .  .1    47  I  4  50 
2  I  HANDEEEGHIEF,  for  CHILDEEN,  all-linen; 

good  size;  tine,  and  neatly  hemmed    I    45  I  4  25 

2  I  HANDKEEOHIEF,  CAMBEIC 45    4  25 

Nice  and  good,  softer  tliaii  tlie  linen;  fair  size, 

7  I  HAMMEE  TACK,  lEON  HANDLE,  Coppered  I    40  I  3  50 

8IHAMMEE  TACK,  WOOD  HANDLE 35    3  00 

16  I  HAMMEE,  CAKPENTEK'S,  tuU  size 45    4  25 

13  I  HAT  BACK,  FOLDING,  all  Black  Walnut, 

Well  Made  for  the  Money I    45  I  4  25 

I  INK,  "W.  O.'s,"  Large2oz.  Bottles;  Price  of  Box 
containing  3  dozen  Bottles,  Assorted  Colors,  Black, 
Blue,  Violet,  with  1  Bottle  each  of  Green  and  Ked,il. 

2  I  JEW'S-HAEP,  lar«-e  and  loud i    45  I  4  00 

3 1  KITCHEN     KNIFE,    Fine     Steel,    metal 

Handle,  labeled  "Kitchen  Friend"   I    40  I  3  50 
3 1  KNIFE  AND   FOEK    for    Table    Use     (a 

Knife  and  a  Pork  Are  Two)  |    48  I  4  75 

Good  Steel,  but  rather  Plainly  handled. 
3 1  KNIFE   for     BOYS,     wonderfully    well 

made  for  5c |    45  |  4  25 

^.^^^..'il'^J;'*  these   and  the  steel  and  temper  are  excellent. 

2  I  KNIFE  AND  FOEK,  small  size I    45  I  4  25 

For  children,  very  neatly  ttnished,  knife  and  fork  are  two 

3  I  LADLE,  OEEAM,  for  table  use,  nice I    45  I  4  CO 

3  I  LAMP  SHADE,  Good  and  Pretty    |    45  |  4  25 

2  I  LAMP  WICK  best,  doz.  packages I    40  I  3  75 

Three  sizes,  %,  ^,  aud  ?s  mches  wide. 

21LAUNDEYWAX |    40  |  3  50 

It  gives  an  elegant,  smooth  finish  to  linen,  prevents  irons 
troiu  sticking  and  rusting,  saves  labor,  and  preserves  the  linen, 
it  IS  also  a  good  substitute  for  beeswax  for  waxing  thread,  aud 
costs  tar  less.  Directions  for  using:— Wrap  a  cake  of  it  in  a 
cloth  and  pass  the  uou  over  it  I lequently.  The  iron  will  then 
run  smoothly  aud  give  a  beautitul  hnish  at  a  great  saving  of 

7  I  LETTER  FILE  and  Paper  weight |    46  |  4  25 

6  I  MALLET,  WOOD.    Just  the  nicest  thing 

to  Drive  Sections  Together I    45  I  4  35 

3  1  MAT  OHEOMO,  size  5x11  inches |    40  I  3  75 

As  a  general  thing,  1  am  not  much  in  favor  of  chromos;  but 

when  1  saw  these  beautiful  pictures,  on  a  dark  background,  tor 
only  6  cents,  I  decided  they  were  a  boon  to  humanity.  A  very 
pretty  trame  (jet  and  while)  will  be  included  with  the  above  for 
as  much  more.    Postage  on  frame,  7c. 


Pr.  of  10,  of  100 
46  I  4  50 


Postage. 

3  I  MAGNET,  Horse  Shoe,  1!4  in 
I  MATCHES.  Best  Parlor,  no  Brimstone ' 

noSmell 1    49 

4  I  MATCH  SAFE,    double,  for  both  burnt, 
and  unburnt  matches |    38 


3  50 


8  I  MATCH  SAFE,  Bronze,  Bracket' work!!  |   40  |  3 


3  no 


MAEKINO  GAUGE.     A  very  pretty  tool 

for  the  money i  35  I  3  3(j 

METALLOPHONE,  or  toy  piano;  a  piano. 

for  only  Scents  (?) 1  401375 

MEASUEING  TAPE,  36  in.  spring,  tin  case  |  45  I  4  00 

MEMOEANDUM  BOOK,  .56  pages |  40  |  3  .50 

■client  lur  the  pocket  fur  the  .api.-iry,  or  other  i)urpobes. 

6  I  MEAT  FOEK,  tinned 

wire,  strong  |  45  |  4  25 
41  "MINCE  PIE,"..  I  47(4  50 
This  is  a  line  quality  of  Mince 
meat,  containing  all  the  spices, 
raisins,  etc.,  evaporated  so  as  to 
keep  safely.  One  package  (with 
ininted  directions)  will  make  a 
L.\RGE  NICK  MINCE  PIE. 

8  I  MINCEE,  or  Chopping 

Knives,  steel  \    45  I  4  25 
4  I  MIEEOE,  WOOD  or  PA- 
PEE  FEAME ...  I    40  I  3  75 
Nice  to  bring  down  a  swarm   of 
bees. 

5  !  M^E    TEAP,  to  keep  in  Honey  House  |   35  |  3  00 
I  MUCILAGE  and  Brush,  good-sized  bot- 
tles   r    45  I  4  50 

in'^°t?T?/S  ^i^SiUl?'^^'  ^'^  possible  for  tliem  "tobe  mide  so  low. 

10  I  MUG.  BEOWN,  Rockmgham  ware.  I  40  I  3  .50 

3  I  NAPKIN;  nice,  but  rather  small |  45  I  4  25 

3  I  NAPKIN-EING,  wood,  very  pretty |  48  I  4  50 

2  I  NAIL  SET,  best  cast  steel,  tempered       |  33  I  3  00 

4  I  NEST  EGG,  White  Glass. 35    3  00 

2  I  NEW  TESTAMENT,     in    pretty    flexible  "''"  ^  "" 

cloth  covers,  beautiful  print I    48  I  4  75 


5  I  NIPPEE,  the  Best  5c  tool  in  the  whole 

lot,  without  question  (7iot  to  cut  with)  |    45  I  4  26 

I  OIL  for  SEWING  MACHINES 45400 

'V^^n^T^^il  '"-'.i'.','"^''  ''^''^'  machmey,  in  handsome  2  oz.  bottle.s. 

3  I  OILEE,  ZINC,  Neat,  Pretty, I    45  1  4  00 

•V'rV?li'iiii  ^"^"P  ^^^  ^'^^  '  'hiachiuery' '  well  oiied. 
4IPADL0CK I    4814  75 

Strong  and  wonderfully  well  made,  for  6  cents. 

4  I  PAPETEEIE,  13  white  envelopes  and  12 

, ,  ,  „ .  £?'^?^^  "*  paper  in  a  pretty  box  . . . .  |    48  I  4  75 

11  I  PAPEE  WEIGHT,  BEONSE. 45    4  bU 

3  I  PAPEE  OF  PINS,  3  different  sizes "      35    3  25 

Not  llrst  quality,  lor  they  are  made  of  iron,  as  your  magnet 
will  tell  j'ou  very  quickly,  but  they  are  useful  for  some  purpos- 
es,    tor  best  l)ra.«s  pins,  .'^ee  l()-<ent  counter 

2  I  PEN  and  pencil,  COMBINATION....'. |    40  |  3  75 

2  I  PENCIL,  Lead  (American  Phonograph)    I   45  1  4  UO 
2  I  PENCIL,  EED  one  end  BLUE  the  other  ...  I    40  I  3  50 

riie  best  pencil  of  Eagle  Lead  Pencil  Co.,  excellent  for 
SlHe^n?  ^^  lijves.    Will  st;uid   rain    and  snow  without 

2  I  PEN  HOLDEE,  NICKEL  plated,  with  pen.  .1   40  I  3  75 
6  I  PEN  -  EACK   and    paper    weight    com- 
bined, pretty  aud  useful I    42  14  00 

2  I  PENS  Steel,  1  Doz.  Gillotfs  404 40    3  76 

4  I  PICKLE  HOOK,  very  neat  and  handy I    45  1  4  00 

5  I  PIE  LIFTEE,  very  handy 1    40  13  50 

2  I  PILGEIM'S    PEOGEESS,    Bunyan's,  from 

this  world  to  that  which  is  to  come      I    47  1  4  .50 

I  PLATE,  WHITE,  dinner,  8-inch I    47  1  4  .50 

35  j  PLATE  Pie,  YELLOW  ware,  good 40    3  75 

6  I  PLYEES,  flat  nose 45    4  00 

Made  of  chilled  iron,  like  the  5c  scissors,  but  excellent  for  the 

money . 

4  I  POKER,  to  stir  the  Are,  Wood  Handle.    I  45  I  4  00 

9  I  POTATO  MASHEE,  either  wood,  or  wire  40  I  3  75 

30  I  PUDDING  DISH,  yellow  ware,  6  in '    |  40  |  3  75 

3  I  PUESE;  two  kinds,  buck  and  leather  I  43  1  4  00 
14  I  EOLLINQ  PIN,  hard  wood,  well  made . . . .  |  45  I  4  00 


IN  OBSESXNO,  NAMX!  'MLB  AB.TICLB,  JUST  AS  IT  IS  NAM£D  HE&fi. 
AMD  ALSO  GIVE  PRICE  TO  AVOID  MISTAKES. 

SZ  USEFUL  AKTICLES  FOR  5  CENTS  EACH.  OCT. 


Postage.]  [Pr.oUO.oflOO 

6|aUILT  FRAME  CUMP,  useful  for  a  num- 

ber  ot  purposes 4d 

3  I  EUBBEE  BALL:  lun  for  the  juvenllea. . .  I 


40 


4  00 
3  75 


2  I  EULE,  1  rOOX,  tor  Sunool  onuiutju I    a5  I  a  00 

2  I  EULE,  36  IN.,  9  tuld I    4o  i  4  00 

A  veiy  uauay  uiul  and  a  source  ol  unfailing  amusement  tor 

"'s'l'sAi)  lEON  STAOT.  japannea,  Iron I   35  ]  3  25 

tflSANDPAPEE,   best ..•••I   ^  [^,^ 

AsBoiieapaclitasof  6»heets;  3  different  grades,  No.  H.  1.  ly^- 


2  1  Sw»— >;ES,  Japanned  Handles,  and  Pol- 

isned  Blades I    45  |  4  25 

Either  round  poiiit  for  the  pocket,  and  for  little  girls,  or 
sharp-pointed.  Woudeil'uily  well  lluished  for  sucti  an  msigiull- 
cant  price.  Mothiug  equal  to  the  round  points  for  making  a  lit- 
tle gui  happy,  but  you  must  look  out  ior  the  pieces. 

2  I  SOEEW-DEIVEE,  sewiug  Machine,  Meal, 

v»  ood  Handle,  hue  steel  I  35  |  3  25 

3- 1  SOEEW-DKIVES,  METAL  HANDLE I  45  |  4  UU 

2  I  S£WINS  SILK,  ou  spuols,  any  letter  —  |  40  |  3  75 

5  I  SiiEABS,  a  i  eal  wonder  tor  oc I  45  |  4  25 

6  I  SUOfi  BLACKIN8,  good  and  large  boxes..  1  45  |  4  UU 
4  I  SIHil  OLBANEE I  ,45.14  00 

This  IS  a  preuy  Utile  shovel  with  a  rubber  edge,  and  nice  lor 

many  purposes.  ,,     ,  nn 

19  I  SLATE,  «xl2,  hardwood  frames,  good . .  |  45  |  4  UO 
4  I  BL&TE  PENCIL,   best  soapsioue,  5  in  a 

ueattmoux 1  40  I  3  50 

12  1  SOAP,  -BOSS"  i'ancy  Cakes,  Perfumed  „  ,  ,  ^ 

TuUel,  but  good  sized  cakes I  40  1  4  00 

6  I  SOAP,  CASTILE  genuine I  4U  |  3  75 

4  I  SOAP,  caned  -  UXCHEN  UINEEAL  " |  3»  ,  3  50 

Coniaius  pumice  sluue.  All  e.vceileut  thing  for  removing 
propolis,  varnish,  or  stains  of  any  kmd  lioiu  ine  hands. 

12  I  SOAP,  OEEENBACK,   GEEMAN,    large  1-10. 

cakes,  and  good;  in  uoxes  ot  dO  cakes 
each,  $;.'.t}u  per  b"X I 

13  I  SOAP  -  CUP,  to  go  on  edge  of  tub  or 

Uuckei,  ver>  handy I    45  |  4  00 

2  I  S0LDEEIN5  PLATE  tor  mending  tinware  |    45  |  4  00 
6 1  StOON,     BASTINQ,     long     bandied,   all 

metal,  otry  liandy  in  the  kiicHen —  |  48 
2  I  SPOON,  TEA,  BRITANNIA  (See  Table  Sp's)  |  40 
4  I  SPOON,    TABLE,    BRITANNIA,  almost    as 

nice  as  silver,  but  bend  pretty  easily  | 

2  I  SPONGE,  good  size  and  g<iod  sponges  | 

3  I  STAND,  SILVEEED  WIEE,  for  Hot  l>isnes  | 
9  1  STAND,  rOit  HOT  DISHES,  bronzed,  nice 


Po8ta4fe.  ]  [Pr.  ot  10,  of  lOO 

7  I  DISH  PAN,  T07,  2i/2x6  in I   43  |  4  OC 

Cute  tor  children  and  "  hiuidy  to  have  in  the  house. ' ' 

6  I  BIPPEE,  1  PINT,  Tin |    46  1  4  00 

A  real  serviceable  dipper,  and  just  the  thing  for  getting  a  cool 

drink  out  of  the  spring,  or  ' '  old  oaken  bucket. ' ' 

9  I  DUST  PAN,  half  size,  well  made |    45  |  4  25 

Tip-iop  for  keeping  tlie  floor  of  your  shop  clean,  and  just  the 

nicest  present  foi  youi'  little  girls. 
6  I  FLOUE  DEEDGE,  japanned,  very  nice —  I   43  |  4  06 

8  I  FEUITCAN.  1  aT..  Tin I   48  |  4  75 

5  I  FEUIT-CAN  FILLEE I     48  |    4  50 

This  is  a  large  sized  funnel,  with  a  very  convenient  handle. 

A  very  convenient  utensil  lor  the  purpose. 

4  I  FUNNEL,  PT.,  well  made |    45  1  4  25 

6  1  OEM  PAN,  3  in  a  frame I   48|450 

5  1  KITCHEN  SET,  Tin,  toy  13  pieces  in  box  |    42  |  3  90 
This  box  may  please  your  little  girl  moi-e  than  something  that 

would  cost  8.5  00. 

4  I  MATCH  BOX,  Tin  Japanned |    40  |  3  75 

5  1  MUG,  PICNIC,  planished  tin |    45  |  4  00 

6  I  PAIL,  Tin,  1  PT.,  well  made I    48  |  4  50 

Cover  and  all,  and  just  right  for  lYt  lbs.  honey. 


4  75 
3  5U 


45|4  20 
45  14  50 
45  1  4  00 
45  14  00 

28  12  50 
45  1  4  23 

50  1 
40 


4  75 

3  50 

45  I  4  00 

40  I  3  75 

6  i  STOVE  POLISH,  Uixuu'sBesl 1    40  |  3  75 

10  I  STOVE  OOVEK  LIFTEE,  •'  always  cool"  . ..  |    4;i  |  3  90 

5  I  STOVE  COVEfi  LlfTEE,  WOOD  HANDLE I    33  |  3  00 

4  I  STfiAINEB,  lo  set  over  BOWL I    40  |  3  75 

2  I  STEAINEK  to  attach  to  TEA  POT  spout. .  |    43  |  4  OU 

2  I  SUNDaY-SCHOOL  BOOK I    45  |  4  25 

Kxacuy  me  same  leaumg  matter  has  cost  from  :S1.25  lo  ^1.60, 
very  tastily  gotten  up  ana  matter  exckllbnt  and  wholesome. 
Wo  have  liow  in  stocK,  •  ■  Sliver  Keys, ' '  Sheer  Ult,' '  "  Rescued 
from  Kgypt,"  "  I'Ugnm's  progress,''  and  ••  Oiant-Killer  or  the 
Koby  taniily."  .,^  ,  o  -.- 

I  SWEET  OIL,  2  oz.  bottles I    40  |  3  75 

4  I  TABLET,  cSuitable  for  writing  and  coun- 

ler-siips ;  an  excellent  writing  paper  |    40  |  3  50 

2  I  TACKS,  Tinned,  3  Sizes  of  Papers 1    35  |  3  00 

One-iouiLh  mcii  in  1  oz.  papers;  %,  lyi  oz.,  £ind  ^  in.,  in  2  oz. 
papei's,  at  oc  a  paper. 

2  I  TAPE  MEASUEE,  TAILOES" :  leather |    40  |  3  75 

5  I  TEA  BELL,  very   neat  and  pretty,  nice 

tor  me  baby  and  useful  besides |    45  1  4  50 

3  I  TEETHING  KING,  pure  rubber I    40  I  3  75 

2  I  THIMBLE,  best  Uer man  silver I    47  |  4  50 

These  aie  equal   to  the  Uall  &  Klton  spoons,  and  ntJarly  as 

bright  as  sliver. 

TINWARE. 

41BANK  I   351325 

Uiuiu  nattern;  a  wonder  tor  5  cts. 

6  I  BASIN',  1  qt.,  reiinued |    45  |  4  00 

As  bi  ight  as  silver,  and  a  very  useful  size. 

3  I  BISCUIT-OUTTEE* |    33  |  3  00 

l;,^uyhnut-cuttcr  same  price. 

5  I  CANTEEN  or  COFFEE  FLASK,   H  pt I    45  |  4  00 

Uaiiuy  loi-  aiimer  OasKei,  or  tor  senumg  samples  ot  honey. 

6  I  CUP.  1  ai.,  cj:act  Uor  only  Jive  cenUi — )  I    4»  |  4  50 
5  1  CUP,  1  PINT,*  Tin |    33  |  3  00 

I  CUP  DIPPEE,  rctinned I    48  |  4  50 

4  I  DINNER  H>;ikN,  Loud  if  not  Sweet |    45  |  4  25 

Jusv  uiB  uung  tolet  the  ••••">"  friitu"  Irnow  when  tha  ••bees 
are  swarmmg. ' ' 


8  I  PAN,  BEEAD,  4,  QT.,  ueep,  ubloiig  »>juare    ]    45 
This  is  the  •  •  Breiid  Pan  ' '  bee-feeder,  see  page  13. 

8  1  PAN,  SCALLOP,  Tin,  Cake,  very  pretty 
3  sizes    ,•.■■.%••;■• 

8  I  PAN,  MILK,  tin,  called  2  qt.,  really  3  pts 

9  I  PAN,  8X12,  oblong  Square,  shallow 

7  I  PAN,  JELLY  CAKE,  two  sizes,  9  and  10  in 
7  I  PAN  or  basin,  EZTEA  DEEP,  lii  pints, 

a  very  useful  size* 

4  I  PAN,  SAUCE,  Tinned,  1  Pint,  with  Lip. . 

Just  as  pretty,  and  just  as  handy  for  a  variety  of  pui-poses  as 

*^^  I  PANS,  PATT7,  6  in  a  frame  I   48  |  4  50 

A  most  convenient  utensil, and  a  wonder  for  only  5  cents. 

9  I  PIE-PLATE,  Tin;    just  right  tor  pump-    ^  ,  „  ._ 

kin  pies,  two  sizes,  9  aud  10  inch*....  I   o3  |  ii.uu 

4  I  PINT-MEASUEE,  tin,  with  lip:  nice I    4«  I  4  50 

7  POT  COVEE.  Tin,  with  ring,9M  and  11  in.  |    45  |  4  50 

Sauce  pan  covers,  foui-  sizes.  5,  8,  7,  and  8  inch,  same  price. 

3  1  SCOOP,  Tin,  for  Getting  Honey  out  ot         _  ,  ,  .. 

a  Barrel,  and  other  purposes I    45    4  00 

6  I  SKIMMEE,  tinned,  long-handled |    48  1  4  oO 

6  I  SPICE  BOS,  Gilt,  Labeled  Allspice,  Nut-     ^.  .  „  ^. 

meg.  Cinnamon,  Ginger,  &c I    40  |  a  in 

W^ith  close-titting  cover,  veiT  neat  and  pretty.  These  a,re  ex- 
actly the  size  of  the  pint  honey-pails;  but  they  have  no  baU,  ana 
are  not  soldered.  _  ,     .  ^^ 

3  I  SPICE-SCOOPS I     *5|    4  00 

5  I  TEA  CANISTEE,  very  pretty  for  5  cts. ...  I    45    4  ^ 

10  I  WASH  BASIN,  TlQ,  8  inch -I    45  I  4  26 

If  a  bee  keeper  don't  need  one,  I  don't  know  who  does;  and 

these  are  so  neat,  pretty,  and  convenientr-only  just  5  cts     Jusi 
think  of  it  1 

2  1  TOOTH   BEUSH,     Neat,    and  Excellent, 

hut  rather  small.' I    45  I  4  25 

8  1  TOOTHPICKS,    wood;    sharp    at  both         ,„  ,  ,  „ 

en   8 ;  a  box  of  2500  for  only  5c I    48  |  4  50 

2  I  TOOTHPICKS,  quill,  a  bunch  of  18 for 5c     I    40    3  50 

6  I  TOY  SLED.  Wagon,  or  Cradle I    45  |  4  2o 

Our  own  manufacture,  strong  and  neatly  llnished,  printed  m 

bright  colors,    with    nursery    rhymes,  etc.,  for  our  childr-en 

4  I  TEELLIS.  for  flowers,  painted  green..  I   48    4  50 

2  I  TWEEZEESand  Ear-spoon t!^    .  tX 

5  I  TWINE,  JUTE,  Balls,  >i  lb I    *»  I  *  »?. 

3  I  TOWEL,  tastily  fringed  and  striped. ...  I    47  J  4  50 
Just  the  thing,  with  a  5c  wash  basin,  to  '-setoff"  the  honey 


•men  folks"  know  when  the  ••bees 


*Xbre«  for  »  dime, 


3  I  WAEDEOBEHOOK  or  drawer- 

puil;  beauiitul  Hnish  in 

JetandnicRei I    45  |  4  00 

VASE,  silvered  glass,  4!4  in.  high i   48  |  4  60 

"Three  tor  a  dims . 


THE  POSTAGE  WE  GIVE,  AS  YOU  WILL  OBSERVE,  IS  ON  A  SINGLE  ARTICLE 
IT  WILL  BE  LESS  IN  FBOFOBTION  WHEN  A  NUMBER  GO  TOGETHER.     ' 


1S83 


USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOR  5  AND  10  CENTS  EACH. 


.3.3 


>^->st»ge.  ]  [Pr.  of  10,  ot  100 

2  I  VIEWS     for   Stereoscopes,    from   all 

Countries  of  the  World* |    331300 

2  I  WALLET:  4  pockets;   nickel-trimmed, 

but  small |    40  13  75 

3  I  WALL-FENDEE,  rubber  capped |    30  |  3  75 

Tn  screw  in  tliu  wall  to  keep  the  door  from  strlkiner. 

2  I  WAEDSOBE  HOOK,  a  new  design |    38  |  3  50 

Neat  and  strong,  and  can  be  put  up  by  any  woman,  even  in  a 
plaster  wall.  V.'liere  a  nail  ha.'*  been  bidken  out  of  the  plaster, 
these  cover  .ill  and  make  a  neat  job. 

6  I  WASH  BOAED,  toy I    43  |  4  00 

A  fair  match  for  the  dish  pans,  and  useful  —  to  delisrht  some 
child's  heart. 

4  I  WAX  CAEE.  for  Work  Box |    48  1  4  75 

8  I  WHET-STOiTE,  (Hindoo  Oil  Stones) |    45  I  4  25 

2  I  WIEE  NAILS,  per  Paper,  8  sizes |    45  1  4  00 

I  7AED  STICK,  Graduated  and  numbered  l    43  i  4  00 

OUR  TEN-CENT  COUNTER. 


Postage.]  [Pr.of  10,  oflOO 

I  DEESSING  lor  the  SHOES,  4-oz.  bottles..  1    85  I  8  00 

An  excellent  thing  to  make  your  shoes  look  ' '  new' '  when  vou 

MtHe  tim'"  presentable  for  Sunday-school,  and  have  "but 

10  I  EGG  -  BEATEE,  single-geared;  a  •wonder 

for  the  money i    §5  I  8  00 

2IEYE  pIoTECTOE |    90    8  .50 

E.\cellent  to  keep  sawdust  and  turning  chips  out  of  your  eye's 

7  I  FEATHEE  DUSTEE i    85  18  00 

2  I  FISH  LIlTE,Sea  Grass  I    95  [  9  qq 


16 


7  75 

8  50 

9  50 

7  50 


5  1  BALANCE,  24  LB..  Spring,  Accurate .1    90  |  8  75 

2  I  BALANCE,  LETTEE,  pocket  balance J    75  |  7  00 

Weifrlis  from  1-2  oz.,  to  1  lb.    Nickel  plated,   and  accurate, 

and  verv  prettv 

5  I  BASZET,"2-quart |    70  |  6  02 

Fancv"illow:  veiT  handsome.    Three  for  25  cents. 

3  I  BELT  PTOCH,  hollow,  fine  steel |    95  |  9  00 

j  BOWL,  brown,  8  -  inch,  Rockingham 

ware |    75  |  7  00 

BEACEETS  for  holding  clocks  or  other 
shelves,  per  pair,  4x6  in I    90  !  8  50 

A  neat  shelf  to  go  with  them,  same  price.     Bv  mail,  :W. 

6  I  BEEAD-ENIFE.  very  pretty;    finely  fin- 
ished, and  a  good  steel  knife  11  in.  long  |    85  |  8  00 

5  I  BEOOM  HOLDEE,   for    brooms,  mops,  or 

anv  similar  article |    90  |  8  50 

8  I  BEOOM.  EEAETH |    90  18  50 

6  I  BEOOM.  WEISE.  Wood  Handles,  gond...  |    85  |  8  00 

5  I  BEUSH.     CLOTHES,     an      astonishingly 

good  Brush  for  a  dime |    85  |  8  00 

7  I  BEUSH,  COUNTEE:  good  for  the  money . .  |    85  |  7  75 

6  I  BEUSH,  SHOE I    85  |  8  00 

3  I  BEUSH,  PAINT.  Will  do  to  paint  hives, 

but  are  rather  small I  90  I  8  50 

10  I  BEUSH,  HOESE,  excellent |  90|850 

4  1  BEUSH,  HAIE |  90  |  8  75 

7  !  BEUSH.   SCEUB,  also   handy  for  hlack- 

inir  stoves I 

9  I BEUSH,  STOVE,  good  | 

5  I  BUGGY  WHIP,  good  for  the  money | 

3  I  BUTTEE  ENIFE.  real  plate,  pretty  pat'n  I 

5  1  BUTCHEE  ENIFE.  steel  and  good  temper  | 

6  I  CAEE   SPOON,  hfavti,  with  smooth,  wood 
handle,  .iust  the  thing  for  sponge  cake  | 

CAEPENTEE'S  SAWS;  nice  for  the  boys, 
and  bandv  for  little  work     I 

7  I  CAEPET-STEETCHEE.  no  handle |    85  I  8  00 

3  I  CHAMOIS  SEIN.  for  Cleaning  Cutl'y,  &e  |    85  |  8  00 
5  I  CHISEL,  with  Handles,  V2  inch |    80  |  7  75 

14  I  CLOTHES  LINE,  55    ft.  long,  and    have 

been  tested  with  300  lbs.  weight |  90  |  8  50 

17  I  CLOTHES  EACE.  Walnut  Frame,  4  Hooks  |  90  I  8  50 

3i  CLOCE-COED.  8-dav;  best  linen I  65    6  00 

16  I  COAL  SHOVEL,  wrought  iron I  85  I  8  00 

With  tin-covered  handle  to  prevent  their  getting  hot. 

20  I  COAL  TONGS,  good  and  serviceable  . . . .  |    85  |  8  00 

A  re.al  wonder  for  the  money. 

8  I  COEN  POPPEE,  nice,  good  size ;    90  I  8  50 

Probably  the  best  swarm-catcher  that  can  be   made,  if  you 
clip  your  queen's  wing  .and  tlien  catrli  and  ]uir  tlu-in  in  it. 


S  I  COLD  CHISEL,  best  tempered  steel 1    85  I  8  00 

2  1  COMPASS.  MAGNETIC I    95  |  9  00 

With  ling  to  hang  on  watch  chain. 

3  I  COMB,  dressing,  rubber:  a  qnod  one  ...  \    85  |  8  00 
8  I  DOLLS,  china-limbed,  9?^  in.  long |    85  |  8  00 

5  1  DOLLS,  wax,  dressed.  5V2  in.  lonsr I    95  I  9  00 

6  !  DISH  CLOTH,  of  iron  rines t 1    75  |  7  00 

For  pots  .-.nd  kettles.    Three  for  25  cents. 

4  I  DISH  COVEE.  blued  wire.  6  in* I    75  I  7  00 

5  I  DOOE  SPEING  for  screen  doors |    90  |  8  00 

This  makes  also  a  splendid  smoker  spring,  to  be  put  upon  any 
kmd  of  a  bee-smoker.  Printed  directions  tor  putting  on.  The 
coiled  spring  alone,  such  as  we  use  on  our  smokers,  one-half 
above  prices, 


10 


8oi8  00 
85  I  7  .'^O 


2  I  FILE.  DOUBLE-ENDEE,  7  inch  |    90  |  8  75 

Tills  is  price  of  file  only :  iirice  of  handle  is  given  ji  5c  counter 
It  is  the  best  file  made  for  cross  cut  and  hand  saws 

2  I  FEUIT  ENIFE,  White  Metal  Handle |    98  |  9  .50 

Steel  blade,  all  nickel  plated,  would  have  been  considered  a 

few  years  atro  verv  reasonable  at  2.5c. 

5  I  GENTS'  COLLAES.  Box  of  10,  any  size. . . .  |    75  I  7  00 

3  I  GENTS'  SOCES,  excellent  for  the  money  |    90  |  8  50 


8  I  GAEDEN  TEOWEL,  Steel,  loeH  made  and 

finished.    Also  used  as  honev-knife..  i    85  I  7  00 
2  I  GIMLETS,  extra:  cut  easily,  and  bore  a 

hole  as  smooth  aud  round  as  a  bit...  |    75  |  6  00 
4  I  6LA3S-CUTTSE,  with   Knife  Sharpener, 

Corkscrew  and  Can  Opener |    95  |  9  00 

I  GLUE,  LIQUID,  Peter  Cooper's,  a  splen- 
did article I    90  18  00 

4  1  GOSPEL  HYMNS,  I.  IT.  or  III ]    95  |  8  75 

Kach  part  boimd  separately,  board  cover.  These  are  the 
Moody  and  Sankey  hynm-books.  The  new  No.  IV.,  board  cov- 
ers, words  only,  same  price. 

GLASSWARE. 

I  BEEE7  DISH.  9x6!4.  beautiful  pattern.,  j    90  I  8  50 

I  SUGAE,  CEEAMEE,  BUTTEE,and  SPOONEOLDEE,  80  |  7  50 

Ten  cents  each,  sold  in  set,  or  separatelv.  The  butter  does 
nicely  for  comb  honey,  the  creamer  for  liquid  honev,  and  the 
sugar  for  candied  honey.  The  whole  set  for  35c.:  for  illustra- 
tions, see  Dec.  .U-NENILE.  1S.S2. 

I  HONEY  JAE,  ornamented,  with  glass 

cover,  a  beautiful  dish  for  onlv  lOc.  |  95  I  9  00 

i  PLAIN  GOBLET  with  engraved  band |  85  I  7  50 

I  LAMP,  HAND,  no  burner  or  chimney |  85  I  7  f  o 

I  LAMP.  ON  FOOT,  no  burner  or  chimney  .1  95  I  9  00 

I  MASON  FEUIT-JAE |  95  |  9  00 

I  MATCH-SAFE,  beautiful  pattern,  handy.  |  75  I  7  00 

-Above  is  glass,  after  the  "picket  fence"  pattern  so  much  now 
in  vogue.     It  is  also  used  as  a  toothpick  holder. 

I  OVAL  DISH.  9  IN.,  fflass,  elegant |  85  18  00 

I  OVAL  DISH,  7  IN..  OOVEEED |  95  |  9  00 

I  SALTS,  glass,  large* |  801750 

8  I  SALT  -  CELLAE,  wheelbarrow,  gla«s;  a 

wonderfully  nice  toy  for  children  . . .  |  85  I  8  00 


9  i  HAMMEE.  SMALL,  for  Nails* I    65  I 

6  IHAMMES.  MAGNETIC |    90  | 

A  most  useful  fool  where  many  tacks  or  wire  nails  are 
dnven .     .\  wonder  for  a  dime. 

20 1  HAMMEE.      FULL     SIZE,     Carpenter's, 

Adze  Eve I    95  | 

11  I  HAMMEE,  SHOE,  small  size* |    80  | 

Nice  for  w.,nien  and  children  —  thev  can't  miss  the  nail. 

2  I  EANDEEECHIEF.  GENTS',  LINEN,  good  size  I    90  I 
2  I  EANDEEECHIEF,  LINEN,  LADIES  size |    90  | 

Nice,  with  plain  and  "mourning  ''  bordei-s. 
2  I  EDEF'S.  JAPANESE  PAPES,  10c  per  doz 

2  I  EANDEEECHIEF.    CAMBEIC,    GENTS'    size; 

fine  and  beautifullv  figured* j    65  | 

1  HAETSHOEN,  spiri  ts  of .  3  nz |    85  I 

n  i  HATCHET,  "  G.  WASHINGTON,"    Bronzed  I    90  | 

Splendid  tor  the  .iuveniles  to  chop  down  "  cherrv-trees. 

•i  I  EITCHING  -  POST    EINGS,  iron,    tinned;" 
strniia-  and  hand-^ome I 

9  1  EOESEEADISE  -  QEATEES.      Large,  and 
strnnfflvmade | 

4  i  EOSE,  LADIES',  both  white  and  colored; 
excellent  good*  for  the  money | 

3  I  INS  POWDES  for  CHEIE03EAPH.  hoii |    85  i 

3  I  JOHN  PLOUGHMAN'S  Talk  and  Pictures;  a 

book  of  123  pp.  and  40  pictures |    90  | 

By  Rev.  Chas.  H.  Spurgeon.    This  book  is  so  full  of  wholes 
instmction  that  Tfeel  happy  everv  time  1  sell  one 

4  I  ENIFE.  EITCEEN.  fine  steel j    80  i 

With  beautifully  finished  handle. 


6  00 
8  50 
to  be 


9  00 

7  50 

8  50 
8  50 


95  I  9  on 


6  00 
8  00 
8  .50 


rsi 


6  50 
6  50 


85  18 


00 
8  00 

8  50 
ome 

50 


'  Three  for  'Zo  cents. 


SHOULD  YOU  EVER  COME  TO  MEDINA,  BY  ALL  MEANS  CALL  AND  SEE 
US.   OUR  LUNCH  HOOM  ADJOINS  OUB.  COUNTER  STORE. 


34 


USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOR  10  CENTS  EACH. 


July 


Postage.]  [Pr.ot  10,  of  10 

5  1  KNIFE  AND  FORK    I    80  |  7  50 

An  excfllint  luticlc  in  either  cocoa  wood  handles,  or  white 
bone.     A  knitc  iiiirl  fork  count  two. 

15  I  KNIFE  TEAY  of  wood,  make  a  splendid 

nail  box,  our  own  make I    98  |  9  50 


2  1  KNIFE,  BOYS,  TWO-BLADED I    95  |  8  50 

Althoiiprh  tile  blades  aiv   not  Anii'i'ican  make,  tliey  are  .'^teel, 
and  a  wonder  for  10c.     Either  in  olionv  or  cocoa. 


Postage]  Pr.  of  10,  of  100. 

2  I  EUBBEE  BANDS,  M  in.  wide,  doz.  bnnches  |    85  |  8  CO 


2  I  EULE.  1  FOOT,  FJox-wood,  Pocket* |    75  I  7  00 

20  I  EOLLING  PIN,  Kevnl ving-  Handle* I    75  |  7  00 

18  1  SADIE0N3,  lov,  withstand I    85  1  8  00 


2  I  AMEEICAN  KNIFE,  Exact  size  of  cut.    Fine  Steel  Blade,  Cocoa  wood  Handle I   95  |  9  00 


2  1  KNIFE,  WHITE  HANDLE,  ONE-BLADE,    for 

Boys  or  sirl.s I    95  |  8  ,50 

Well  made;  n  wonder  for  a  dime. 

3  I  LAMP  BUENEE,  Venus I    85  |  8  00 

Two   sizes,  for  straiplit  chimney,  No  0,  or  1.    I  have  decided 

these  to  be  the  best  burner  made.   No.  2  burners  one-halt  more 

10  I  LADLE,    same  as  on!  .5c  counter,  but 

Larger  and  Heavier* I    80  |  7  50 

2  I  MATCH  BOK.  EUBBEE I    85  |  8  00 

Opciune  at  eitlier  end,  very  handy. 

5  I  MAGNET,  3  INCH.  Horse  Shoe T  95  |  9  00 

a  beanti)  ul  .scicntitic  toy,  formerly  sold  as  high  as  .50  c.  These 
are  nicely  finished,  and  very  povvei-ful.  Be  careful  not  to  let 
them  touch  w.atchcs. 

13  I  MATCH    SAFE,    BEONSED    iron,    double, 

pretty  and  useful |    85  |  8  00 

13  I  MALLET,  Wood,  excellent |    85  |  8  0 

2  I  MEaSTJEING  tape,  BEASS  case.  Spring, 

5  feet I    90  I  8  ,50 

I  MIEEOE,  WOOD  FEAME  in  Gilt |    85  |  8  00 

12  I  MINCEE,  or  Chopping:  Knives,    double 

bladed,  steel I    95  I  9  00 

5  I  MUGS  for  children 1    85  |  7  .50 

These  are  decorated  with    fables,  and  letterc<l   for  the  little 

sI'mUSTAED-POT,  China |    85  18  00 

A  very  pretty  ntensil,  with  a  mustard-spoon  also  China. 

3  I  NAPEIN-EING  on  stand,  jet,  enameled  . .  |  .75  1  7  00 

a  very  pretty  design. 

2  1  NAPKIN,  excellent  for  10c I    85  |  8  00 

2  1  NECK-TIE,  Gents,  Satin,  a  wonder  for  10c  |   75  I  6  50 
7  I  NUT  CEACKEE,  stout,  will  crack  Hick- 
ory nuts I    95  I  9  00 

2  I  NUT  PICK.  NICKEL,  very  pretty I    95  I  9  00 

I  OIL.  SEWING  MACHINE |    90  |  8  50 

Tlie  very  best  that  can  be  obtained,  4-oz.  bottles.  This  is  also 
the  best  oil  for  other  light  machinery. 

3  I  OUE  HOMES,  Part  I  or  II  *". I    80  |  7  00 

7  I  PADLOCK,   late  improved,  2  keys i    90  |  8  50 

I  PAN,  PUDDING,  9-in.  Hocking-ham  ware, 

a  most  convenient  iniplernent |    85  |  8  00 

5  I  PAPETEEIE,  or  box  of  stationery |    95  |  9  00 

.Invenile,  21  sheets  of  iiaper  and  24  envelopes.  Just  the  thing 
for  the  little  gills  anil  bovs  who  write  for  GLEANINGS. 

16  I  PAPEE  WEIGHT,  BEONSE* I    75  |  7  00 

3  I  PAPEE  OF  PINS,  best  qualitii* |    80  |  7  50 

2  I  PEN,  PEKFEOTION,  {Told-colored.  per  doz  I  m  \  9  00 
2  I  PEN,  WATEE,  writes  with  clear  water. .  |  75  i  7  00 
Beautifully    finished    in   Jet  and    Nickel,   writes 

beautifully.     Ink  supplies,  same  price,  for  a  box  of  3. 

2  I  PENS,  OILLOTT'S  Celebra'diiaj  steel,  1  dz  I    85  I  8  00 

(iillotfs  N,>    1  I  kind  u.sed  by  M  B.Moore)  same  price. 

4  I  PENCILS  LEAD,  1  doz.  for  10c* I    75  !  7  00 

Am.  I'eneiM'o  :  and  very  fair  pencils  (In  doz.  paclciiges) 

I  PITCHEE.  WHITE.  1-QT.,  nice |  8.j  |  8  00 

4  i  POCKET  LEVEL,  to  be  Put  on  a  Square*    |  75  |  7  00 

3  I  POCKET  OILEE.  a  most  handy  implement  |  90  |  8  50 
1 1  I  POTATO  MASHEE,  Large* |  .55  |  5  00 

9  I  POKEE  to  stir  the   tire,  tinned  iron, 

wood  handle,  nice* I  75  |  7  00 

2  I  PEIMEE.  one-syllable,  100  fine  pictures  i  8.5  |  8  00 

2  I  POWDEE  GUN,  insect-destroyer |  90  |  8  ,50 

Powder  foi-  above,  in  10  cent  jiackagi's,  same  price,  (iood  for 
ants.  Hies,  and  every  description  of  insect  vermin. 


3  I  PEICK  PUNCH,  best  tempered  steel |  85  I  8  00 

4  I  PUNCH,  CENTEE,  Machinists 95  I  8  00 

•  2  I  PUESE,  SPECIE,  first  rate 85  i  8  00 

11 1  EAT  TEAP,  a  regular  neck  breaker*. . .  |  80  |  7  75 


2  I  SAWS,  BEACEET  or  Piercing |    80  |  7  50 

Si.x  different  sizes  for  bracket  work  or  sawing  metals,  1  dozen 
for  10c.     ( For  frames  for  the  same,  see  50c  counter.) 

2  I  SAWS,  SCEOLL.  best  American  make*.,  j    80  I  7  00 

For  iiarnes  or  other  foot  power  saws:  i,  4,  and  5-16  inches  in 
width,  and  7  inches  long;  pierced  at  each  end. 

7  I  SCHOOL  BAG.  or  satchels,  tea  grass.  . . .  |    85  I  8  00 
16  I  SCHOOL  SLATE  SxlOVi-  with  an  ingenious  1    90  |  8  50 

pencil  case  concealed  in  the  frame  and  a  sheet  of  drawing  les- 
sons aceompanyinir. 

3  I  SOEATCHAWL,  tinner's,  tempered  sted..  |    90  |  8  50 
I  SOEEWS,  Bessemer  steel,  J4,  %,  Vt.  and 

Js  in. ;  postage,  2,  3,  4,  and  4  cents  re- 

sperti velv.  per  gnistt |    98  |  9  50 

3  I  SCEEW  DEIVEE,  Wood  Handles,  Strong 

and  Nice,  7V4  inches  Long |  901850 

2  I  SCEEW  DEIVEE.  to  put  in  a  BEACE,  a  flne- 

Iv  tlnishpd  tool |  85  |  8  00 

I  SCYTHE-STONE.  Indian,  and  extra  good  I  95  |  9  00 

2  1  SEWING-MACHINE  NEEDLES I  75  |  7  00 

Paper  of  three,  for  any  leading  sewing-machine. 

7  I  SHEAES,9i/2  Inches;  excellent  for  10c. ...  |    85  |  8  00 
6  I  SHIPPING-TAGS,  for  addressing  goods, 

in  packages  of  100 |    85  |  8  00 

Your  address,  etc.,  printed  on  the  above  for  2oc  more,  or  on 
1000  for  SI. .^0. 

8  I  SIEVE,  in  WOOD  Frame,  WA  in.  Round. .  I    85  I  8  00 

2  I  SILK  HANDKEECHIEF;  wonderful  for  10c  I    95  i  9  00 

2|SLATE,B00K I    80  17  50 

Nice  to  carrv  in  vour  pocket  for  memoranda. 

I  SOAP,  OATMEAL  "Creme"  3  cakes  in  a 

nice  box  for  lOc |    85  1  8  00 

18  1  SOAP,  Frank  SIDDALL'S  Celebrated,  wash- 
es clothes  withotu  boiling  and  without 

iniurv;  per  box  of  lir,  ,-,ikes,  8:i  15;  10  boxes,  329.70. 

4  I  SOAP  STAND,  Silvered  Wire |    90  |  8  50 

3  I  SPECTAOLES,anyage,  wonderful  for  10c  1    80  I  7  50 

A  nice  stroner  spei'taele-case  for  the  above  on  3-c.  counter. 

3  I  SPECTACLE  CASE,  tin,  just  right  for  our 

10-oont  spectacles 1    85  1  8  00 

3  I  SPOON,  TEA,     German   Silver,  Hall  & 

Alton's  well-known  make 1    98  1  9  ,50 

Table  spoons,  iust  t  wici'  prii'C  of  te.is. 

6  I  SPOONS,  TEA  tinned,  a  set  of  6  for  10c.    1  85  I  8  00 

2  1  STAND.  TEA  POT,  Silvered  Wire |  85  |  7  50 

9  I  STAECHKETTLE,  a  handv  imolement. . .  j  95  |  9  00 
13  I  STEAK  POUNDEE,  turned  of  wood* |  65  1  6  00 

4  I  STEEL   for  Sharpening  Knives,  gnnd.  |    85  1  8  00 

Al.so  iroo<t  fi.ir  i'i>ui\tersinking,  or  i  eannng  metals. 

4  I  STEAW  CUFFS,  to  keep  your  shirt  sleeves 

cloim  when  working  in  the  Honey*..  |  65  ]  6  00 
2  I  SUGAE  SHELL,  almost  as  pretty  as  one 

that  costs  ii  dollar |  85  1  8  00 

2  I  SUN  GLASS  '>r  burning  gl.iss |  75  1  6  fO 

4  I  SUSPENDEES   Excellent  for  the  money.  1  90  1  9  50 


>  Three  for  25  cts. 


4  I  TACK  CLAW,  Steel.  Enameled  Handles.  I    95  |  9  00 
10  I  TEA-CUP  AND  SAUCEE, 

child's,  decorated  I    80  |  7  00 

A  set  of  fi   in  neat   willow    basket 
for  50  cents. 

13  1  TEA  CUP  and  SAUCEE, 
for  children,  white 
""    granite |    85  1  8  00 

5  I  TESTAMENT,  NEW  VEESION |    95  |  9  00 

Clear  plain  print,  paper  cover.     A  great  help  to  a  proper  un- 

derstaiidiug  of  the  Scrii)tures.  . ..     . ,  j 

4  I  TOWEL,  same  as  5c  ones  but  larger  and 

better,  all  linen |    90  |  8  50 

2  I  TOOTH  BEUSH,  good  quality 1    85  1  8  00 


*Three  for  25  centB. 


ONLY  THE  STARRED  ARTICLES  ARE  SOLD  CHEAPER  IN  LOTS  OF  TWO 

OR  THREE. 


1883 


USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOE,  10  AND  15  CENTS  EACH. 


35 


Posta*re.  1  [Pr.  of  10,  of  100 

2  I  TWEEZEES.  watchmakers' I   95  |  8  50 

Three  different  kinds:  exceedinfrly  convenient  and  useful  for 
many  r>nrnn>;es.      i  Handy  for  amateui"  printers. ) 

3  I  TWINE  CUTTER I    85|800 

To  sf  rew  on  your  counter.     Verj- hnndv  formerehant-s. 

3  I  TWINE,  pink,  colton,  jewelers I    75  |  "  00 

Put  up  in  2  oz.  balls,  just  the  thing  for  nice  packages. 

TINWARB. 

10  I  BAKING  TIN,   oblontr,  square,  heavy, 

wirpd.  a  moRt  iiRpfiii  .Rize* I  80  |  7  50 

in  I  CANTEEN  '^r  COFFEE  FLASS,  i'.i  qt |  8.".  |  S  00 

12  I  COFFEE  CANISTEE I  95  I  9  00 

9  I  COFFEE  POT,  1  qt.,  exceUent  for    10c  .  I  90  |  8  50 

8  I  CULLENDEH,  a  wonfler  f or  a  riitne 1  90  I  8  50 

8  I  CUP  EIPPEE  or  T.adle,  solid  tinned  iron*  75  I  7  00 

8  I  DIPPEE.  1  aT* I  80  I  7  50 

8  I  DIPPEE.  2  ST.  tin,  well  made I    85  I  8  00 

A  splendid  lai-ere  dinner  for  a  dime.     At  snnie  price  as  above 
a  heantifiil  re-tinned  ilinper  holding  over  a  quart. 
10  I  DIPPES.  rptinnod.  handv  and  nice |    95  19  00 

13  1  DEIPPIN5-PAN.  tin.  ^lOy,x^^ |    85  I  8  00 

10  1  DUST  PAN.  Japanned,  full  size |  75  I  7  00 

6  I  FUNNEL.  QUAET,  Just  right  for  Honey.  I  85  |  8  no 

11  I  GEa  PANS,  6  in  a  frame I  95  |  9  00 

9  I  LUNCH  BOS.  Tin,  Japanned  I  95  I  9  25 

8  I  MILE  STP.AINES.  nrettv  and  useful |  85  1  8  00 

10  I  MOLASSES  OS  H0NE7  CUP.  Japanned I   95  I  9  00 

^  8  I  OIL  CANS.  1  QUAET.  for  kerosene |    98  |  9  50 

(   5  I  OILEES,  ZINC.  Sprinff  Bottom I    90  |  8  75 

8  I  PAIL,  1  QT.,  COVEEED,*  our  make I    60  I  5  2R 

18  I  PAIL,  with  cover.  4-quart |    98  19  50 

These  .ire  made  for  oyster-pails,  but  will  answer  nicely  for 
honey.  The  cover  slips  over  after  the  fashion  of  the  Dadant 
honey-pail. 


2 

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98 

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JONES'S    NEW  HONEV-PArL. 

12  1  PAIL.  COVEEED,  2"QUAET.  eood  1    85  |  8  00 

.(apnaned  and  lettered  "I»ure  Honev,"  double  price. 

13  1  PAIL,4  QUAET  no  cover,  (called  6), i    95  I  9  00 

10  I  PAN.  3  QUAET  for  basin)  deep,* |    80  |  7  50 

One  of  themost  convenient  pans  forbakine.  etc..  asit  is  quite 
deep  and  has  no  'ipams.     Just  the  thine  for  ' '  baked  beans  ' ' 

10  I  PANS  STEW,  verv  nice,  1  qt  with  handle  |    a5  I  8  00 
10  I  PAN.  CASE.  Scallop,  with  tube I    95  I  9  00 

12  I  PANS.  PATTT.  perdoz I    85  |  8  00 

Six  different  natterns      Xice  for  maple  sugar  cakes,  etc. 

10  I  PAN,  BEEAD,  OVAL.  8xlOx2i/, I    841780 

18  1  PAN,  MILE,  4  QT.  Plain(c<iHed  8ix  quart)  |    95  I  9  00 

.Just  think  of  it;  a  fair-size,  verj-  pretty  milk-pan,  for  10  cts. 
The  same  re-tinned.  3  cents  each  extra. 

13  1  PAN,  STEW,  with  handle;  called  2  qts., 

hut  really  3  pts |  75  |  7  00 

9  I  PCT-COVEE.  tin,  12Ji  In.,  hemmed  and 

handled        I  75  17  00 

8  I  QUAET  MEASUEE,  Tin.  with  lio,  exact  . .  |  95  |  9  00 
8  I  SCOOP.  Tin,  for  "  scooping  "  honey, 

seeds,  fiour.  etc.,  1  qt I  85  17.50 

8  I  WAITEE.  JAPPANED,  Plain,  and  handy..  |  95  |  9  no 

10  I  WASH  BASIN,  10  IN.,  re-tinned,  nice |  85  j  8  00 

3  1  WALLET I    85  18  00 

Imitation  naif,  old  Vermont  bill  holder. 

2  I  WALLET.  LADIES  I    85  |  8  00 

Fine  soft  leatlier,  nickel  ornamented. 

23  I  WHETSTONE,  best  Hindoo I  85  1  8  00 

I  WHIP.  EIDING i  80  1  7  50 

21  I  WOODEN  BOWL.  1  foot  wide I  a5  I  8  00 

5  I  WIEB  SEIMMEE;  wdl  inade,  very  useful . .  |  80  |  7  50 

OUR  "15  CENT"  COUNTER. 

I  ASLEGEEASE,"Dixon'sbest,l-lb.  boxes*  1  30  |  11  no 
5  1  BELL,  small,  for  School  Teachers |  1  40  |  13  ,50 

3  1  BELT  PUNCH  in  wood  handles 1  1  30  I  13  00 

The  best  thinfr  for  the  purpose  made,  as  it  makes  any  sized 
hole,  and  i-equires  no  block  or  hammer. 

3  I  EULE  2-FOOT,  Box-wood.  Pocket |  1  30  I  11  00 

4  I  BEOOM  SOLEEE,  silvered  wire,  just 

riffht  for  Whisk  Brooms |  1  25  1  12  00 

33  1  BEACEETS.  per  pair,  size  6.x8  in |  I  30  I  12  OH 

For  holding  clock  or  other  shelves,  very  handsome.    Xeat  and 
prettv  shelves  vrith  di-awer  for  above,  same  price;  by  mail.  6.V. 

3  I'CAEPENTEES'  COMPASS  4-in.,  steel |  1  35  |  13  00 

3  1  CLOCK  OIL,  an  excellent  oil  for  clocks, 

watches.or  light  delicate  machinery  |  1  45  I  14  00 
17  I  COAL  SHOVEL,   with   long    handles, . .  |  1  40  |  12  30 


Postage.  ]  [Pr.  of  10,  of  100 

10  I  CLOTHES  BAES,  or  towel-rack,  to  screw 

against  the  wall |  1  25  I  11  00 

24  I  COAL  TONGS,  with  spring  to  open 1 1  40  1 13  00 

9  I  COENPOPPEE,  Kood  size |  1  25  |  12  00 

2  I  COUNTEESINK  AND  GIMLET 1 1  25  |  11  00 

To  put  in  a  brace.  This  handy  littlii  tool  bores  for  the  screw, 
and  countersinks  for  the  head,  at  one  operation. 

5  I  DICTI0NAE7,  Cloth  Dound I  1  45  i  14  00 

Twenty-five  thousiuid  words  and  phr.ases,  and  illustrated  with 
260  encrr.avina's.  handsomely  bound  and  wonderful  for  15  cents. 

13  I  EGG-BEATEE.  "  Familv."    good |  1  10  jlO  00 

I  ESSENCE   JAMAICA  GINGEE,  2  oz 1  1  40  1 13  50 

A'*  erood  !\^  anv. 

5  I  FILE,  DOUBLE-ENDEE,  7  INCH,    with 

handle* |  1  20  |  11  25 

3  I  FILES,  OIECULAE  SAW,  CANT,  5  in.,  Light- 

ninir  (see  cut  on  cage  15) I  1  25  |  11  00 

4  1  FILE.  DOUBLE-ENDEE,  10  INCH I125|1200 

(Xo  handle:  handle  .ie  mi>re  i  see  cut  on  10c  counter. 

3  I  GLOVES,  LADIES,  cfitton  lined,  excel- 
lent for  the  money 1 1  40  1  13  00 

I  GL7CEEINE,  in  large  4  oz.  bottles |  1  25  111  00 

For  niakin?  i^heiroerraphs.  and  to  keep  hands  from  chapping 

2  I  GOSPEL  H7MNS,  I,  II  and  III  in  one. . .  |  1  45  1 12  50 

Words  only, 'board  covers.  This  I  think  the  best  pocket 
edition.    This  complete  is  the  book  used  by  Moody  and  Sankey. 

GLASSWARE. 

I  BEEEY  COMPOET,  no  foot;  glass;  very 

prettv.  8x2  in  |  1  30  |  12  50 

I  BUTTEE  DISH,  Albion  pattern,  no  foot  |  1  30  1 13  50 

A  vei-v  nice  niece  of  work  for  tiie  price. 

I  SALT  AND  PEPPBE,  Combination  [1  40  I  13  00 

Gives  lioth  or  either  condiment  at  pleasure. 

I  HONEY  CUP    or   Syrup;     glass,  with 

hi  need  tin  cover 1 1  20  |  10  00 

I  LAMP,    glass,    on    foot,     no    burner 

or  chimnev I  1  20  I  11  00 

I  LAMP  SHADE.  POEOELAIN I  1  20  1 10  00 

Porcelain,  or  opaque  glass,  6  in.  These  are  the  only  really 
durable,  and  always  neat  and  clean  shades.  The  bi-ass  ring  to 
supr>ort  them  on  the  lamp  cost.-  the  same  as  the  shade. 

I  SPOON  HOLDEE,  London  pattern,  looks 
like  a  picket  fence 1 1  35  1 12  00 


9  I  HAMMEE,    MAGNETIC,  all  metal   han- 
dle, a  beautiful  tool |135|1200 

21  I  HAMMEE.    CAEPENTEE'S,     Adze     eye, 

rather  small  but  nicely  finished. ...  |  1  30  1  12  00 

19  1  HAMMEE,    SHOE,  nice,  full    size 1  1  40  |  13  50 

3  I  HDKF.,  Indies,  linen,  hem  stitched..  |  1  40  |  13  00 

10  I  HEASTH-BEOOM |  1  25  I  13  00 

Just  the  thing  for  little  girls.  It  is  a  neat,  strong,  well-made 
broom,  only  made  small  size.  Just  right  for  the  "small  house- 
keeper. 

15  I  HONEY  OE  MOLASSES  GATE,  made  to  screw 

into  a  barrel.  U  inch  bore    |  1  40  |  13  50 

This,  although  rather  small  for  honey,  is  veiy  useful  for  a 
great  manv  purjioscs. 

3  I  KNIFE  and  FOEZ  for  children |  I  40  |  13  00 

Verv  ni-prtv,  white  handled  and  bolster,  nice  finish,  per  pair. 

4  I  knife;  "  BAELOW:"  American I  1  25  |  12  00 

One  inch  longer  than  the  lUc  knife,   and  the  blade  is  nand- 

forged  razor  steel. 

2  1  KNIFE,  LADIES.  IVOEY  HANDLE, 2 blide  |  1  25  |  12  00 

3  I  KNIFE,  BOY'S,  2-BLADE,  WHITE  HANDLE 

or  cocoa I  1  20  1  10  00 

3  I  LACE  CUTTEE,  a  most  handy  tool  for 

cutting  strings  for  lacing  belts I  1  35  |  13  00 

3  1  LAMP  BUENEE.VEOTS,  No.  3,  tor  straight 

chimne.v,  or  No.  0  or  1,  sun  hinge.   |  1  20  1 11  00 

Sim  hinge  No.  2.  one-third  more. 

8  I  LUNCH  BASKET,  or  sachel  ,  straw. ..  1  1  40  1  13  00 

5  I  MAGNET,  horse  shoe  SVi  inches |  1  40  1  13  50 

2  I  MITTENS  for  the  babv,  all  wool,  and 

all  colors,  rps-ular  little  beauties*    |  1  10  |  10  00 
I  MOULDING  BOAED,  about   15-x24,  to  go 

with  the  5c  Rolling  Pin |  1  30  1 13  00 

2  I  NEEDLES,  best.  Package  i,t  five  papers  |  1  40  1 13  OC 

Inrlndinff  larcre  sizes  and  for  all  purposes. 

13  I  NOTE  PAPEE.  package  of  I4  ream....  |  1  &5  |  13  00 

6  I  NUTMEG  GSATEE,  Rajah  pattern 1  1  30  |  13  00 

The  b|.m  thing  out.  uses  up  all  thi-  nutmeg. 

8  !  PADLOCK  :  stout  ennugrh  for  a  .iaii |  1  25  |  11  50 

5  I  PAPEE  DUSTEE  or  FLY  BEUSH, made  of 

colored  tisiiio  naper |  1  35  |  13  00 

PAPEE  WEIGHT.  DOG,  Shepherd,  pr-Jftv  |  1  25  |  12  00 
B  1  PLANE  1  40  I  13  50 
.\t  Hi-st  ghance  you 
might  take  it  for  a  toy 
plane;  hut  if  you  try 
it  on  a  board  you  will 
lind  it  is  a  plane  in  re- 
nliry.  The.y  «ill  shai-p- 
f  n  a  lead-pencil  beauti- 
fully, trim  up  a  wood- 
cut or  electrot>-pe,  take 
the  comers  off  a  rough 
box.  reiluce  the  width  of  a  board,  and  do  it  all  in  a  workman- 
like and  finished  manner;  and  when  thej-  need  sharpening,  the 
bit  is  taken  out  or  adjusted  securely,  by  simply  turning  a  single 
screw  with  the  finger  and  thumb. 


19 


*Three  for  25  cents . 


*Two  for  25  cents. 


MORE  THAN  4  LBS.  AS  A  RULE,  SHOULD  BE  ORDERED  BY  EXPRESS 
MORE  TH'VN  50  LBS..  BY  PREIGHT.     YOU  CAN  TELL  THE  WEIGHT 
Cr  EACH    ARTICLE  VERY  NEARLY  BY  OBSERVING  THE 
POSTAGE— ONE  CENT  POR  EACH  OUNCE. 

USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOR  15  AND  2-5  CENTS.  Oct. 


36 


11  on 
i:{  no 
i:i  00 


Postape.]  [Pr.  ono.oflOO 

.3  I  PESFUMEEY.  Wencke's  genuine I  1  30  I  12  00 

2  I  POCKET  COUPASS ■•-•  !  1  *?  I  '■»  H" 

A  mo-it  ^•!^lual)l.•  instrument.  wIumi  travelinp  in  the  woofls 
when  a«;i.v  from  home  i.n  a  elouily  <ln.v,  etc.  A  smaller  size, 
with  rine.  to  hiinir  il  lo  n  watch-trnanl.  ten  eents. 

4  I  PUTTY  ENIFE.  like  one  on  25c  coun- 

ter hut  Dlninor  finish* I  1  20 

2  I  KTJBBE2  BANDS   liarht.  erross  boxes. ...  II  40 
:{ i  SCISSOSS  solid  STEEL  handle  and  blade  I  1  4n  ,  _ 
2  1  SCI3S0E3   gouts-  solid  steel  |  1  40  I  i:?  on 

5  1  SCEEW3.  n^'ss'i-  steel.  U  in.,  per  gross  |  1  W  |  12  m 

6  1  SCREW  DEIVEE,  lO'/j  in.  long* I  1  10  1  10  00 

One  of  the  I.est.  if  not  the  best,  size  for  general  PU'-J' "^,<''; „  „„ 

4  I  SHEAES,  steel  hlnd'S i  1  35  |  l.J  00 

.liioanned  handle-!.  7  ineh. 

fi  I  SIEVE  in  WOOD  Frames,  Wire,  round  I  1  20  |  12  00 
20  I  SLED,  like  25c  one,  but  onl.v  4i4x0xl2  I  1  20  I  U  00 
12  I  SPOEE-SHAVE,  all  metal,  a  yond  tool. .  |  1  :J0  |  12  50 

fi  I  STAND  l'i)r  hot  dishes;    a  beautiful 

pipce  of  lustral  wirework II  35  |  i:?  00 

5  1  TET-SdUAEE ;  4  in.  steel  blade |  1  40  I  13  50 

Rosewood  liandle.  bniss  lined;  a  beautiful  tool. 

5  I  TEEEMOMETEE,  Best,  7  inch I  1  30  |  10  00 

Zine  dairv  thermometer  same  price. 

10  I  TWINE,  FLAS,  Strong,  HB).  Balls I  1  30  |  12  50 

TINAVARK. 

5  1  TUNNEL  and  STEAINEE,  Combined  Ad-        „,,„„„ 
instable.  See  .Tan.  Gr^KANiNOP,  18S2  1  1  20  I  10  00 

11  I  HALF-SALLON  MEASURE;  tin,  with  lip;  ,,„.,,„„ 

ernct  !  1  .ii  1  lu  ibj 

15  I  SIEVE,  ail  metal ......  1 1  20  1  11  00 

A  new,  and  vei-y  valuable  utensil,  nearly  a  foot  in  diameter, 
and  without  senm  or  joint.  in  i  n  -n 

15  I  COFFEE-POT,  2-quart  ....•■•• Mn  '  ,o  ?n 

24  I  DISH  PAN.  8  qt.  with  handles  |  1  40  i  1.3  M 

This  is  the  nan  used  for  our  30c  Wa.x  K.xtractor.  It  also  forms 
.an  ex'ce'HeiU  >an  for  mixing  bread,  with  the  addition  of  a  nice, 
.strong,  well  riltiu^'.  sloping  .-over,  which  cost^  18e  more. 

12  I  OIL  CAN.  2  qt.,  real  nice;  well  made  1  2.d  12  00 
20  I  PAN,  DEIPPING,  tin ■    }  ^>  I  H  00 

With  wired  .-dge ,  and  rinfr  on  each  end,  2xllxlOK. 

15  '  PANS,  PATTY,  per>i  do: I  1  25  i  11  00 

Twehe  dillereiit  sizes  and  patterns,  for  sugar  cakes,  etc. 

14  I  PAN,  MILE,   called  8  qt..  really  0  qt, 

a  good  large  pan  and  r&-linned  — 

15  1  PAIL.  COVEEED,  3  quart 

14  I  GALLON  CAN,  tor  maple  molasses 

Has  a  screw  ia)i.  and  handle  to  larr.v  it 
also. 

62  I  WASHBOAED.  Serpentine  Zinc I  J  l^  !  J?  JS 

3    WATCHMAEEE'S  EYE-GLASS I  1  .50  |14  00 

A  most  useful  magnif.ving-glass  for  a  variety  of  purposes.  A 
good  article,  that  usually  sells  for  2iSc  or  higher. 


I  1  25  I  12  00 
I  1  25  I  13  00 

11  20  I  11  00 

bv.    Nice  for  honey 


-  1  WEEDING  HOOZ |  1  20  |  11  00 

Tinned  to  prevent  r\isting,  a  most  convenient  tool  lor  working 

""i'TwOEK"  BASKET.  Willow.  Ti4  int |  1  20  |  11  00 

«  i  WIRE-RING  POT-CLEANEE I  1  20  jlO  00 

The  ci'kbratcd  Iron  IHsli  t'ioth.  a  most  v.aluable  article  in  the 

kitchen  for, ■l,-.iiii,ii.' p,,ts,  kettles,  etc. 
28  I  WOODEN  BOWL,  14  in.  in  diameter II  35  I  13  00 

Twenty-Five  Cent  Counter. 

18  i  BAG  for  crain,  2  hu.shels,  seamless  . .  |  2  25  I  21  00 

18  I  BAGITWINE.  per  lb i  2  25  I  210 ) 

Kasy  to  tic  whin  your  fingers  arc  cold,  but  strong  and  never 

""  s' IBELL.  DINNER,  Brass,  3U  in.  diameter  |  2  10  I  20  00 
7  I  BIBLE,  nice  type,  neatly  bound |  2  40  |  23  00 


11  I 

18  1 
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Postage.  1  fPr.  of  10,  of  100 

3  I  BUTTER  ENIFE,  silver-plated  on  steel, 
finely  finished 1  2  2.5  i  22  00 

I  BEOOM.  bf  St  oualitv |  2  30  |  22  .50 

6  I  BEUSH.  PAINT,  nvnt.   and    wcV-made; 
I               vprv  fair  for  pnintinar  Bee  Hives   |  2  25  |  20  00 
14  I  BEUSH.  WHITEWASH,  with  handle  ....  I  2  25  I  21  00 
8  I  BEUSH.  HOESE.  excellent |  2  10  |  20  00 

4  I  BEUSH.  VAENI3H.  oval,  irood I1SOI2000 

2  I  BRUSH.  COUNTER,  ne':'t  and  useful ....  i  1  75  I  Ifi  00 

I  BUSHEL  BASIIET.  (rood I  2  00  118  nO 

2  I  CALIPEE  EULE.  S   foot,  brass    ends, 
fsf e  cut  in  50o  counter) |  2  25  I  22  no 

1  CAMP  STOOL  "r   I:iwn.  folding:  strong  |  2  25  I  21  00 

4  I  CAEPENTEE'S  DI^'IDERS,  with  wing  ...  |  2  25  I  20  00 
10  I  OASTEE,  TOY,  3  battles.  Silvered  wire, 

small,  but    handsome  enough  to 

niMko  .n  little  irirl  crazy |  2  25  |  20  00 

48  I  CLOTHESPINS,  best  wooden,  6  doz.  in  a 

.   baskPt,  basket  and  all,  only  2.5c*.  ..  |  1  60  j  15  00 

I  CLOTHES  BASEET,    Holding    nearly  2     ' 

bushels 12  25  122  00 

These,  although  prettv  light,  are  a  great  convenience  for 
hoUlin;.-  light,  bulky  articles.  We  use  several  dozen  of  them  in 
our  factory,  and.  as  they  nest  one  In  the  other,  they  oceuiiy  but 
little  room  when  not  in  iise. 

10  I  E6G-BEATEE,  Dover,  Ihe  real  qcnniue.  \  2  25  |  20  TO 

3  I  FILE.  CANT,  for  Circular  Saws.  6  in ...  1  2  25  I  20  00 

5  i  FILE.  DOUELE-ENDEE.IOin., with  handle*  1  60  I  15  00 
25  I  GATE,  MOLASSES,  for  honey,  or  oil,  to 

screw  in  barrol,  '^  in.  bore I  2  25  I  20  00 

I  GAEDEN  EAEE.  malleable  iron 1  2  2.5  |  22  00 

3  I  GLOVES.  LADIES,  cotton    lined,    long 

wristed |  2  25  |  22  00 

3  I  GLOVES.    MENS,    ladles'   cloth,   very 

warm  and  nice |  2  25  I  22  00 

18  I  GLUE,  1  pound |  1  80  |  20  00 

For  making  cheirogiaphs,  or  carpenter's  use:  .in  excellent 
article. 

OT,ASSW\RE. 

i  GEADUATED  MEASURE j  2  30  I  22  .50 

A  most  valuable  article  in  the  household  as  it  measures  ahso 
lutely  correi-t.  from  '4  gill  to  1  qu.ait,  and  is  a  very  strong  and 
handsomo  utensil. 

I  HONEY  DISH,  with  cover,  a  nmgnifl- 
cent  piece  of  glassware,  new  de- 
sign, iust  out  II  75  1  16  no 

I  BUTTER-DISH,  Albion  natt^rn  |  1  75  |  15  00 

15  I  INK    STAND,     snail  -  shell      pattern. 

niountofl  in  bronze,  verv  pretty  ..  j  1  75  I  16  00 

I  LAMP,  H.\ND.  Glass,  complete |  2  25  j  23  00 

I  LAMP,    LAEGE.   e-lass,  on    foot,  with 

burner,  no  ohininev |  3  25  1  21  00 

I  LAMP  SHADE.  POECELAIN |  1  80  |16  00 

Sa-ne  as  on  1.5c  counter  only  7  in.  P.r.ass  ring  to  support  them 
same  nricp 

I  TOY  SE^.  CHILD'S,  very  pretty;  butter- 
dish, pitcher,  spoon-holder,  and  su- 
gar-howl in  a  nice  box I  1  80  |17  00 

!  HONEY-PITCHEE  j  2  25  |  20  00 

This  is  a  beautiful  nii'ceof  gla«ware.  and  has  a  britannia  au- 
tomatic cover  which  keeps  the  niteher  always  closed  when 
standing  on  the  table,  but  opens  the  minute  you  tip  the  pitcher 
to  pour. 

I  PLATE,  BREAD,  3N0WFLAEE.  11  in. ;  "/\ 
£r  'orl  inothrT  rnjikoa  >i  hnppv  home"  |  2  10  |  20  00 
;         I  PLATE.  BEEAD,  "BEE-HIVE,"  espeeislly 

for  bee-keepers |  3  00  I  18  on 

1      A    beautiful    plate,  with  bec-hive  and  bees,  done  in  frosted 
work  on  the  bottom.    Heavy  Hint  glass. 

I  PLATE.  BEEAD.  "DAILY  BEEAD,"  sriass.    |  2  00  |  18  00 

Has  the  motto.  •(Jive  us  this  dav  our  daily  bread,"  blown  in 
the  gla.ss  around  the  edge,  a  most  beautiful  plate. 


BOX  SCEAPEE.  Excellent  for  Clearing 
Bottom  Boards,   Etc.,   from  Wax 

and  Propolis |  2  23  I  ?0  00 

BEACE.  Carpenters,  with    set  screw, 

.iust  right  for  tapping  trees  j  1  60  |  15  00 

BIT;'eaeh,  best  make,  6  sizes;  viz., 

H.  7-16.  3-8.  5-16,  M.  and  3-16 |  2  00  |  18  00 

BUTCHEE   ENIFE,  lOKi  In.  long,  J.  Rus- 
sellCo.'sbest 1  2  00  1 18  00 

*Two  for  25  cents. 


12  I  HAMMEE,  CLAW,  tempered  steel,  small 

size,  ailzeevc.  <;plf>ndid  for  the  money  ]  2  25  I  2'2  00 
10  I  HAMMEE,    EIVETINO.    cist  steel,   for 

miehini'^t*    

8  I  HAMMEE,  MET.\L  HANDLE,  inlaid  with 
V.'ninut.  Liffht  and   Handsome*     . 

19  1  HATCHET.  chiUal  iron.  Painted  Red* 
I  HOE,    full  size,    best  steel,    riveted 

blades 

I  HOE.  L.4lDIES  size,  best  steel,  riveted 

20  I  ICE-TONGS,  tinned;  can't  rust 


I  2  10  I  20  00 


I  15  no 
I  16  00 

123  .50 
I  23  .50 
1  23  .50 


1  on 

1  65 

2  40 
2  40 
2  30 


6  I  KEYHOLE  SAW  or  Compass 

With   adiustablc  iron  h.indli-.  a  verj'  convenient 
Disston-s  nuikc.  (.■Mva  bladi-s  inc.  ) 

2  I  KNIFE.   2-BLADE.   Fine   Quality.  Am.  1 

3  I  ENIFE,  2-BLADE.  HEAVIEE  than  above  I 

4  1  KNIFE,  "  WHOPPER,"  one  blade I 

•Three  for  50  cents. 


2  00  I  18  00 
tool  indeed. 

1  90  1  18  PO 

2  25  I  22  00 
2  10  I  20  00 


SEND  VS  A  TRIAL  ORBEB,  POR  EVEN  A  FIVE-CENT  ARTICLE,  BUT  PLEASE 
REMEMBER  TO  SEND  THE  POSTAGE. 


1883 


USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOR  25  CENTS  EACH. 


37 


Postagre.  Pr.  of-lO,  of  100 

2  I  KNIFE,  Ladies,  IVOET  handle,  2-BLADE  |  2  25  |  20  00 

A  beavitiful  knifi'  for  tin-  mont-y- 

6  I  LAMP,  BP.ASS,  Night   |  2  25  |  22  00 


Postage.] 
10 


[Pr.  of  10,  of  100 


2  1  MAGNIFYINa  GLASS,  in  very  pretty  rub- 

bei-  case,  to  carrv  i7i  pocket |  2  35  I  20  00 

]0  1  MATCH  SAFE,  LUMINOUS |  2  25  |  20  00 

This  always  shows  in  the  dark,  so  you  oan  always  Ihid  the 
matches.    A  scientiHc  cuiiositv.  and  an  unfailinjr  wonder. 

2  I  UEASUEING  TAPS,  spring-,  30  iu.,  iu 

Brass  Case |  2  10  |  20  00 

3  1  MITTENS,  all  wool,  for  either  men, 

women,  or  children I  2  25  |  22  00 

I  MOULDING    BOAED,  to  match  the  lOe 

Rolling  pin,  about  18x24 I  2  00  |  18  00 

18  I  NOTE  PAPEE,  pkg.  of  V2  ream;  good..  1  1  75  |  10  00 

6  I  OIL  STONE  SLIP,  the  best i  1  70  n fi  00 

18  1  PAEAFFINE,  per  lb |  2  25  |  21  00 

Koi' waxins:  hoiu-v  liarrels.  imttiny  in  stareh,  etc.  etc. 

2  I  PENCIL,  AUTOMATIC,  Eagle,* |  1  65  |  16  00 

With  copying  lead.  Tliis  pencil  has  been  a  great  boon  to  me. 
It  writes  veiy  easilj-,  ajid  makes  a  plain  purple  maik  that  will 
copy  as  well  as  a  copying  ink  if  desired.  A  box  of  3  leads  for 
above,  same  price  as  pencil 

10  I  PAPETEEIE,  or  box  of  stationery |  1  75  1 16  00 

Containing  24  envelopes,  and  24  sheets  paper,  line  paper,  and 
a  beautiful  box  tn  keeii  it  in. 


4  I  PL7EES,  FLAT  NOSE,  steel,  very  useful    |  2  00  |  18  00 

4  I  PLYEES.  BOUND  NOSE I  1  90  I  18  00 

3  I  PLYEES,  LONG  NOSE 1 1  75  |16  00 

These  are  iiolishcd  steel,  and  a  very  pretty  and  useful  tool. 

2  I  PEN  CASE  and  PENCIL,  MOETON'S,  Silver- 
plated  1  2  00  I  18  50 

For  Pen  for  above  see  50c  counter. 

1 


5  1  PUTTY  ENIFE* |  1  60  1  15  00 

Fine  steel,  cocoa-wood  handles,  steel  ferule,  beautifully  fin- 
ished, with  stitf  blades  or  thin  clastic  blades,  as  you  choose. 
Excellent  for  scraping  off  wax  and  propolis  in  bee-hives.  The 
blades  aie  made  extra  wide  witli  this  end  In  view. 

I  EOBINSON  CEUSOE,  Complete 1 1  75  1 16  00 

Illustrated  by  many  pictui'i-^-,  Q^O  papf'S,  fine  print. 


13  I  SAW,  OAEPENTEE'S,  10  Inch |  3  25  |  24  00 

Disston's  make,  a  splendid  tool  for  25c.  Nice  because  it  is 
small. 

3  I  SOISSOES,  Solid  STEEL  Blade,  Fine. . . .  |  3  10  I  20  00 

3  I  SOISSOES,  GENTS'  solid  steel |  1  80  |  17  00 

7  I  SOEEW  DEIVEE,  1  Foot  long.  Fine |  1  90  |  18  00 

6  I  SHEAKS,  8-in.,  Solid  Steel  Blade 1  2  40  1  23  00 

A  great  acquisition  over  those  we  have  been  selling.  I  have 
visited  the  factor)-,  examined  the  steel,  and  seen  it  riveted  and 
welded  to  the  handles.    They  are  made  to  cut,  and  wiix  cut. 

The  same  in  nickel.  1  inch  shorter,  same  price. 

3  I  SILVER  THIMBLE,  Pure  Coin  |  3  30  |  32  50 

•Three  for  half  a  dollar. 


10 


SCEEWS;   Bessemer  Steel:   2  sizes, 

'4,  78 .  in  trross  pkgs,  per  gross |  2  00  1  18  00 

SILK  HANBKEECHIEF,  real  !<ilk |  2  25  I  22  00 

SIEVE,  WOOD  frame,  ]2'/2  inch |  -2  00  I  18  00 

6  1  SIGNS  to  Be  Hung  in  Uoor  Yard |  3  00  |  18  0(1 

Thr.c  kinds  in  stock ;     •  ■llonoy  for  Sale, ' '     ' 'liees  an.l  liueens 
for  Sale, ' '  and  •  'Tliis  Pi'operty  for  Sale. ' ' 

1  SLED,  painted  in  fancy  colors |  2  (0  1  18  00 

Size  .jxOxl.S;  slron;,'  and  serviceable. 

'-  I  GPECTAOLES,  sieel  frames,  and  excel- 

l.MtgUbSes I  2  00  I  18  00 

A  spielacle  case  to  mail  them  in  w ill  be  with  postage  7c  more. 

14  I  STEEL  TRAP |  2  00  |  18  00 

A  good  one  with  a  stout  2  ft.  chain  attached. 

I  STEW  PAN,  STONE  WAEE,  (jlazed |  1  75  |  16  00 

Can  be  set  right  on  the  stove  without  injury,  has  a  bail  to  lift 

it  by.  0  most  useful  utensil. 

10  I  SOLDEEING  lEON  (or  coppers)  'A  \b |  2  00  |  18  00 


illi|iii|iii|iiiiiii|ni|ii 


17  50 


6  I  TEY-SaUAEE,  all  metal 
handle  and  blade,  ac- 
curate inside  and  out, 
and  a  most  beautiful 
tool  for  such  a  small 

sum  of  money I  2  00  ; 

10  I  THEEMOMETEE,    Best,  10  inch* |  1  50  |  14  00 

I  TONGS,  COAL 1  2  00  1 18  CO 

3  i  "THE  CHEISTIAN'S  SECEET  of  a  Happy 

Life,"  a  book  of  185  pages |  3  25  1  20  00 

Worth  its  weight  in  gold  The  same  luxPSOMiiLY  bound  in 
cloth  (gilt  edgedi,  three  times  above  prices. 

36  I  TWINE  BOZ,  iron  japanned |  2  00  |  18  00 

TINWARE. 

34  i  COFFEE  BOILEE,  4  qt I  3  00  |  18  00 

17  I  CULLENDEE.  full  size,  llln* 1 1  65  |  15  00 

20  I  DINNEE  PAIL,  with  cup    and   coffee 

Dish 1  2  00  I  18  50 

25  I  DISH-PAN. one  solid  piece  of  metal....  |  2  35  |  30  00 

Retinued,  made  exactly  like  the  dipper  as  described  below. 
Beautiful  piece  of  worklor  the  numey.    Holds  C  quarts. 

16  I  DIPPEE,very  large  size,  retinned |  3  00  |  18  00 

This  )s  made  with  stroutr  riveted  handle.  suital)le  for  dipping 
honev  and  maple  svru)!.  an.l  it  will  be  found  an  extremely  use- 
ful utensil  on  waslnii;;-da  vs.  As  the  whole  is  dlpued  in  melted 
tinafteritis  finished,  it  lias  a  bri«ht  silvery  look,  and  might 
call  forth  admiration  from  any  housewife.    Holds  2  ipiarts 

15 
20 
13 


27  1 
27  1 


OIL  CAN,  1  gallon,  well  made 12  00 

PAIL,  COVEEED,  4  qt.,  * |  1  60 

MILK  STEAINEE,  stamped  and  re-tinned, 

a  beautiful  utensil |  2  00 

PAIL,  10-aT.,  tin,  stout I  2  40 

PAIL,  S-aT.,  COVEEED,  Plain,  Tin |  2  OO 

PAN,  SAUCE,  with  lip,  beautifully  re- 
tinned,  and  looks  as  handsome  as 

Silver-plated,  holds  3  qts I  1  80 

STEAMEE,  tin,  9  in.,  nice  and  useful  |  2  00 
TEA  TSAY,  Japai.ned,  handsome |  2  10 


17  00 

115  00 

I  18  00 
I  23  00 

I  18  00 


I  16  00 
I  18  00 
I  20  00 


30  I  VISE  to  screw  on    the   bench,  with 

anvil,  small,  but  a  rery  handy  tool    |  1  70  |  18  00 
6  I  WOEK  BASKET,  Willow,  9^2  inch,  pretty 

and  useful [15011300 

50  I  WASHBOAED"OK"Double 1 1  75  |  15  00 

This  is  a  nice,  light,  good  washboard,  and  with  each  one  goes 
I  very  pretty  and  useful  little  recipe  book,  worth  almost  tlie  25 

'"  I  WOODEN  BOWL,  17  inches |  2  25  |  31  00 

11  I  WOEK-BOK,  misses',  with  partitions 

and  lock  and  key |2  25  130  00 

m 


11  1  WEENOH,  COE'S  PATTEEN,  6  in.,  wro't    |  2  00  1 19  00 

A  beautiful  nickel  plated,  vest-pocket  wrench,  furnished  at 
same  price  as  above.  Opens  1  in.,  4  in.  long  when  closed.  Pos- 
tage I)  cents. 

Three  for  halt  a  dollar. 


AS  Otm  PRICES  ARU  VEB,T  CLOSE  INDEED,  WE  CHARGE  ONE  CENT  MORE 

THAN  THE  ACTUAL  POSTAGE  TO  COVER  COST  OP  PAPER  AND 

PACKING,  POR  ALL  G0023S  SENT  BY  MAIL. 

38  USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOR  25,  35.  A^D  50  CENTS  EACH.  Oct. 


Postage.  ] 


[Pr.of  10,  of  100 


Thirty-Five  Gent  Counter. 

13  1  BALANCE,  24  LB,  with  Tin  Dish 12  ir,  |  25  00 

SusijeiideU  by  3  chains;  24  lbs.     ChatiUon's  make. 


20  I  BOX  CHISEL |  3  00  |  28  00 

A  most  handy  tool  for  opening  boxes,  and  for  taking  apart 
box  hives  in  transfening. 

3  I  BUTTEE  KNIFE,  silver  plated  on  steel, 

a  "beauty." |  3  00  |  27  00 

36  I  CLOTHES  LINE;  WIEE,  galv.,  100  ft.  long  I  3  00  |  27  60 

I  COAL  HOD,  japanned ;  g-ood 2  7,5  |  26  CO 

43  I  COFrEE  MILL,  sqiiare  box,  good I  3  30  |  32  00 

10  I  OKUMB  AND  BKUSH  TEAY |  3  00  |  27  60 

A  usc'liil  adjiuK't  of  tile  dinner-table. 

I  CUP  AND  SAUCEE  . '. 1  3  30  |  30  00 

Niee  white  ware,  set  of  8  in  a  neat  little  basket. 

6  I  DIVIDEE,  Carpenter's  ,  with  wing  and 

set  screw,  7  M  in |  3  90  |  28  00 

7  I  FILE,  CANT,  lightning,  best  for  circu- 

larsaws,  10  inch,  see  page  15 |  2  75  |  25  00 

GLASSWARE. 

I  BEEEY  COMPOET,  glass,  on   foot;  a 

most  beautiful  article,  8x5  in |  2  50  |  22  50 

I  HONE?  CUP,  also  good  for  syrup,  so 

made  that  It  can  not  possibly  drip. .  |  3  SO  |  30  00 
I  INE-STAND,  heavy  glass.   Ink  can't  be 

spilled I  3  25  I  31  00 

1  PITCHER,  Yi  GALLON,  Glass,  very  nice.  |  3  10  |  30  00 

5  I  HAEM0N7  OP  THE  GOSPELS |  3  25  1  30  00 

A  most  valiial)le  aid  to  the  study  of  tlie  New  Testament. 

15  I  HAMMER,  RIVETING,  cast  steel,  for 

machinists : 1  3  75  |  26  00 

12  1  HAMMER,  STEEL,  fine,  finely  finished,.  |  3  35  |  31  00 

Although  rather  small  is  the  best  hammer  that  can  be  bought. 

34  I  HAMMER,     CARPENTERS',    full   size. . .    |  3  25  |  31  00 
Solid  cast  steel,  adze  eye.     Tliis  is  e-xactly  like  our  76c  ham- 
mer, only  it  is  not  so  nicely  fini.shed. 

35  I  HONE?  GATE,  extra  large,  whopper  I  3  00  |  38  00 

.Miule  to  .screw  into  a  barrel  but  can  be  soldered  into  a  can  by 
tiling  and  tinning. 


Postage.  ]  '  [Pr.  of  10,  of  100 

30  I  WRENCH,  8  IN.,  Coe's  pattern,  wrought  |  2  40  |  23  00 
I  WOODEN  BOWLS,  18  in  a  cross |  3  00  j  25  00 

TINWARE. 

15  1  COFFEEPOT,  5  qt.,  "Whopper" |  3  75  |  26  00 

33  I  DINNER  PAIL,  with  Coffee  Cup |  3  00  |  25  00 

36  I  FARINA  BOILER,  4  qt.   ExceUent |  3  25  I  31  00 

This  will  do  veiy  well   for  a  lamp   nursei-y  (see  page  22)  If  set 
over  a  laiiiii,  and  llie  queen  cells  aie  cut  out.    A  friend  uses  the 

same  to  raise  bread,  also. 

34  I  DISH,  OR  RINSING-PAN,  15  in |  3  25  1  30  00 

Staiiijied  of  a  single  piece  of  tin,  15  inches  across;  10  quarts, 
and  a  most  handy  utensil  in  the  kitelien. 

24  I  GLUE  POT,  family,  very  handy |  3  10  |  30  00 

16  1  HUNTER'S  SIFTER.  The  reg- 

ular price  Is  75c.  A  ro- . 
tary  flour  and  meal  sift- . 
er,  mixer,  scoop,  meas-j 
ure,  weigher,  egg-beat- 
er, rice-washer,  pump- 
kin, tomato,  starch! 
strainer,  etc.  Mrs.  R.| 
says,  she  never  knewv 
any     thing      could     bet 

made  so  handy I  2  80  I  26  00 

30  I  PAIL,  COVERED,  8  QT.,  for  cream,  etc..  |  3  00  I  28  00 

30  I  PAIL,    16-aUART,  tin,  good 1300)3800 

33  I  STEAMER,  like  2.5c  one,  but  larger. ...  |  3  00  (  25  00 
40  I  STEAINEE  PAIL,  8  qt.    Nicely  made...  j  3  25  [  30  00 

FIFTY-GENT  COUNTER. 

9  I  BRUSH,  CLOTHES  |  4  00  |  37  50 

All  bristles, and  well  made. 

8  I  BRUSH,  PAINT,  best  for  hive-painting  1  4  50  |  42  00 

35  I  BACK  SAW,  14  inch |  4  50  |  40  00 

Disstons  make,  but  stamped  "Arthur."    A  splendid  saw  for 

fine  work. 

36  I  CALL  BELL,  Duck  pattern,  very  unique  |  4  50  |  44  00 


4  I  KNIFE  as  above,  RAZOR  STEEL  best,  hand- 

forged,,  3'/2  in.  long  when  closed  j  3  00  |  38  .50 

We  sent  a  single  order  to  the  taclorv  for  lifty  dozen  of  them. 

5  I  KNIFE,  WHOPPER,  American,'2  blade,  a  1  3  35  |  31  00 
3  I  KNIVES  FOR  LADIES I  3  25  1  31  00 

These  are  made  of  the  best  razor-steel,  hand-forged,  and  tln- 
Ished  in  best  style.  We  liave  three  patterns.  First.  Ivory  han- 
dle, German-silver  tips;  second,  Black  horn  handle,  (ierman- 
silver  tips;  third,  like  the  last,  only  longer,  and  with  2  long 
slender  blades.  Tliis  last  is  specially  adapted  to  cutting  out 
queen-cells,  and  we  term  it  our  "Queen-Cell"  knife. 
5  I  MAGNIFIER,  2  lenses  on  3  brass  feet .  |  3  25  j  31  00 
I  PAPER  PAIL,  made  of  the  best  manilla  J  3  25  |  32  00 

paper,  will  stand  sun  and  rain,  and  no  lioops  to  (irop  olf ;  tliey 
are  light,  strong,  and  pretty,  and  are  a  boon  to  humanity. 

3  1  POCKET  COMPASS,  2  in.,  nickel-plated.  |  3  iiu  |  28  00 

With  cover,  a  good  reliable  article;  beautifully  finished.  The 
same,  with  ring,  no  cover,  same  price. 

9  I  POCKET-WRENCH,  514  inches  long |  3  00  1  25  00 

Nickel-plated.  Will  open  so  as  to  take  a  nut  IK  inches 
square.    A  verv  iisflul  and  prettv  tool. 

3  I  RULE,  2-^001,  BRASS-LINED  complete  I  3  00  |  28  00 
15  I  SAW,    12  IN.  blade,  Disstoii's  make,   |  3  25  |  31  00 

Kine  steel,  and  beautifully  llnished.  Nice  for  small  work,  or 
the  women  to  have  about  tile  liouse. 

3  I  SCISSORS,  4  inches  long I  3  75  |  25  00 

Handles  as  well  as  blades  of  finest  quality  of  English  steel,  and 
beautifully  linished. 

3  I  SCISSORS,  LACE  "  BIG  EYES  " |  3  75  |  35  00 

Same  make  as  above.  These  are  the  most  delicately  pointed 
scissors  I  have  ever  found,  anil  are  the  best  thing  to  be  obtained 
for  clipping  queens'  wing.<. 

33  1  SCREWS,  Bessemer  Steel,  3  sizes,  1, 

1^,  Wit  in  gross  pack's,  per  gross. .  |  3  10  1  30  00 
8  1  SHEARS,  Fine,  Solid  Steel  Blades....  |  3  00  |  28  00 
8  I  SHEARS,  NICKEL- PLATED,  8  in I  3  00  |  37  00 

Solid  steel  blades,  and  the  best  shears  we  can  tind  at  any  price. 

2  I  SILK  HANDKERCHIEF,  size  30x20  inches  |  a  00  |  39  00 

Of  the  new  dolle<l  pattern;  jnetty  and  good. 

4  I  SPY  GLASS  or  toy  telescope,  one  draw  |  3  00  |  35  00 
18  I  SOLDERING  IRON  (or  copper)  lib |  3  25  I  30  00 

8  1  TABLE-STEEL,  old  style, and  reliable.  |  3  10  |  30  00 
30  I  VISE,  Iron  parallel    jaws,  1!4  inch 
wide,  to  screw  on  table  or  bench, 

very  handy |  3  10  1  30  00 

4  I  WOOLEN  SOCKS |  3  25  |  30  00 


3  I  CALIPER  RULE,  beautifully  finished,  one 

foot.  4  fold,  brass  ends j  3  75  |  35  00 

I  CARPENTER'S  SaU'S.good,but  not  steel  I  3  .50  I  30  00 
37  I  CARPENTER'S  BRACE,  pat.  grip,  8  inch.  |  4  60  |  43  00 
25  I  CHEIROGRAPH,     Complete,     5^x8^, 

Ink,  Pad,  &c 14  50  140  00 

I  COAL  HOD,  japanned,  good |  4  60  1  40  00 


19  I  CARPENTER'S  LEVEL |  4  .50  I  40  00 

This  is  a   l.ivel  and  I'Uimb  combined,  a  most  beautiful   tool, 
flnelv  llnished  in  cherrv,  splendid  for  leveling  up  hives. 

10  I  CRUMB-BRUSH  and  tray |  4  00  |  36  00 

3  1  CUTTINQ-PLYEE;  3'/,   inch |  4  00  |  35  10 

Polishi'd  steel:  a  lieautiful  tool. 

I  CUPS  AND  SAUCERS 14  00135  00 

With  handles,  set  of  6,  packed  in  a  neat  basket. 

13  I  ENVELOPES,  good,  packages   of   100, 
with  your  business  card,  etc.,  neat- 
ly printed  on  each  (3  p'kages  for  $1.)  |  2  80  |  24  00 

NoteHeiirls.  Hup  pnper,  to  ma  lib  iibovp.  same  prices. 

I  GARDEN  RAKE,  cast  steel,  12  teeth. . . .  |  4  25  |  40  00 
2  I  GOLD    PEN.  MORTON'S    "Magic,"  no 

case.    This  is  a  real  {jald  pen |  4  35  !  40  00 

For  cflse  see  35  and  75c  cotinter. 

8  I  GOSPEL  HYMNS,  I,  II,  and  III,  words 

and  music,  paper  covers |  4  75  |  4;j  75 

Tlie  same  in  board  cover,  10c  e.\tra  each 'book. 


imT«tl««iWitiiti|lll|lil|^ 

20  I  HAND  SAW,    16    inch;  Very   Neat, 

Made  of  Fine  steel |  4  00  |  37  60 

HAND  DRILL,  geared,  with  chuck  and 
6  drills,  splendid  tool  for  the  money  j  3  50  I  32  00 


12 


SOMETIMES  WE  RUN  OUT   OP  A  CERTAIN  ARTICLE,  AND    ARE    OBLIGED 

TO  GET  SOMETHING  AS  NEAR  LIKE  IT  AS  WE  CAN,  BUT  TRY  NOT 

TO  HAVE  THIS  HAPPEN  VERY  OPTEN, 


1883 


USEFUL  ARTICLES  FOR  50,  AND  75  CENTS  EACH. 


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Postage. 

7  I  HAMMOCK  for  children 


Pr.  of  10,  of  100 
|4  50142  50 

«„  ,  _       "^''*'''^'  "<"  '■tronn-  euids  of  vaiU'Kato<l  colors. 

22  1  HAMMER  K1VETIN&  tor  tinners,  black- 
smiths, or  machinists |  4  00  |  35  00 

13  I  EAMMEE,  Fine  Steel,  tinely  finished..  |  4  25  |  40  00 

Althoug:!!  nvtlu-i  small,  it  is  the  very  best  hammer  that  can  be 
boufrht.     A  saddler's  or  horse-shoeiiifr  hammer  at  same  price. 

*J  I  HATCHET,  Good  Steel,  wcir finished, 

with  claw,  a  nice  tool  for  the  money  I  4  00  I  35  00 
I  HOE,  fine  steel,  solid  shank 3  50    a3  00 


40  00 


25  I  IKON  PLAITE.  Our  50c,  T  in.  long- |  4  25 

This  is  a  beautilul  and  uselul  full  .sized  plane. 

I  LANTEKH,  for  kerosene,  good,  &  nice    |  4  50  |  44  00 
I  LAMP,    large   size,    complete    with 

burner;  no  chimney;  beautiful..  I  4  00  I  35  00 

10  I  MASON'S  TEOWELS,  7!/2  in.  blade |  4  00  |  44  00 

Disston's  best.    These  are  preferred  by  some  to  any  kind  of 
a  honey-knite  lor  uncapping. 

10  I  MEASUKING  TAPE,  5u  Feet,  Fine I  4  25  I  40  00 

2  I  MEASUKING  TAPE,  NICKEL  Case,  72  in.,  |  3  50  |  30  00 

spriuer,  with  stop;  handsome;  a  beautiful  present  for  a  lady 

1  MOULDING- BOARD,  about  24x30  inches     |  4  .50  I  4U  00 

Made  of  a  smgle  whitewood  board,  and  cleated  to  prevent 
warpmg-     Sumethmg  every  woman  wants  as  soon  as  she  sees  it. 

34  I  NOTE  HEADS,  and  LETTER  HEADS,  such 

as  we  use  per  package  ot  500 I  4  50  I  42  .50 

9  i  PAPER    WEIGHT,    GLASS,    (4   Cannon 

Balls)  very  pretty I  4  00  I  37  50 

16  I  PRUNING  SHEARS,  or  t>heep-toe  |  4  50    44  00 

Exc;ellent,  have  been  sold  for  a  dollar  or  more.    Detachable 
steel  blades 

14  !  RUBBERS,  LADIES' |4  50  |  42  50 

Light,  but  nice  to  keep  one's  feet  clean.    We  have  sizes  from 
'  ^2  ;•„  ^°-  ^i*'  e.xactly  what  I  use  when  I  run  out  in  the  mud. 

7  I  SAW  FRAME,  hand.  Steel,  for  holding 

bracket  saws  found  on  10c  counter  I  4  00  I  37  50 

3  I  SCISSORS,  5  IN.  long,  English  make, 

and  best  English  Steel,  beautiful..  I  4  00  I  37  50 

3  I  SCISSORS,  BUTTON  HOLE.. |  4  50  |  44  00 

Same  size  and  make  as  above,  with  screw  adjustment  for  any 
sized  hole.  ■' 

16  I  SCREW  DRIVER,  20  inches  long |  3  75  I  35  00 

This  is  so  large  and  strong,  that,  in  an  emergency,  it  will  do 
nicely  tor  a  small  handspike  or  crowbar. 

34|  SCREWS,  Bessemer   Steel,  2   in.;    in 

->  ,    gross  packages |  4  00  |  37  50 

6  I  SHEARS,  9  in.,  solid  steel  blades I  4  00  I  35  00 

Nickel-plated. 

I  SHOVEL,  FOE  BOYS,  Steel I  4  00  |  38  00 

I  SHOVEL  lor  Men,  Steel  and  good |  4  50  I  44  00 

I  SICKLE,  or  Grass  Hooks,  Fine  Steel 

Beautifully  Finished I  4  00  I  35  00 

2  I  SILK   HANDKERCHIEF,  real  silk  and 

good  size I  4  50  1  40  00 

I  SPADE,  steel,  full  size:  well  made.. ft  I  4  50  |  43  00 
5  I  SPY  GLASS  or  toy  telescope,  2  draw.  I  4  00  I  35  00 
15  I  STEREOSCOPE,  for  views  see  5  cent 

,  „i;2iiP<:er 13  75  135  00 

1  TRUNK,  very  good,  9x101/^x20 j  4  ,50  1  40  00 

The  above  will  du  mce;.\  to  pack  goods  in  when  you  make  an 
order.    They  are  splendid  tninks  for  the  money. 
TINWARE. 

32  1  DISH  OR  EINSING  PAN,  re-tinned 1  4  50  |  40  00 

17  inches  across.  19  quaits.     (See  35c  counter.) 

40  1  DINNER-PAIL,  oblong,  square  1  4  50  1  42  50 

Contains  a  can  for  coffee,  tray  for  pie,  etc.,  and  drinking- 
cup.     V  ery  convenient. 

50  I  PAILS,  covered,  per  nest:  our  make  1  4  00  1  35  00 

A  nest  of  live  sizes,  viz.,  1  pt.,  1  qt.,2  qt.,3  qt.,and  4  qt.     These 
pails  have  raised  covers,  and  are  very  tlieap  and  handy. 

1  PAIL,  STRAINER 1  4  75  1  45  00 

I  TEA-KETTLE,  COPPER  BOTTOMED |  4  00  1  39  00 

This  is  rather  siiuUl;  a  large  sized  one,  with  flat  tin  bottom, 
will  be  furmshed  at  same  price. 


Postage.  ]  [Pr.  of  10,  of  100 

1  BASKET,  3  BUSHEL  Oak  Splint |  7  00  |  65  00 

11  I  CALL-BELL,  in  bronze,  very  pretty  and 

just  the  thing  for  a  Sunday  school  1  6  00  1  55  00 
27  1  CARPENTERS'    BRACE,    Patent    Grip, 

„,  ,     10  inch  Sweep |  6  00  1  58  00 

64  1  CHEIROGRAPH,  Foolscap  Size,  SYixiZVt  ]  7  00  1  60  00 

With  this  size  we  give  a  2  oz.  bottle  of  best  ink.     Ink  in  pow- 
der, if  sent  by  mail. 

60  I  COFFEE-MILL  with  a  covered  hopper.  1  6  00  |  55  00 
2  I  GOLD  PEN,  Morton's,  in  Silver  plated 

case  with  pencil  also 1  7  00  1  65  00 

10  1  GOSPEL  HYMNS,  all  in  one  volume  ....  |  7  25  I  70  00 

No.  1,  'i.  3,  4,  wurds  and  music,  board  covers. 

1  GRINDSTONE,  Family,  a  little  beauty, 

tor  such  a  small  sum  of  money 1  6  50  1  60  00 

24  I  HAMMER,  best  steel,  adze  eye 1  6  00  |  55  00 

17  I  HAMMOCK,  stout,  and  exceedingly  well 

made  tor  the  money 1  6  50  j  60  00 

LANTERN,  best,  tubular,  with  guards  1  7  CO  1  65  00 
10  1  LIFE  OF  GARFIELD,  from  Canal  Boy  to 

President,  Alger 1  7  00  |  67  00 

Kvery  boy  in  our  land  should  read  it. 


I  TUREEN,  soup,  white  granite 1  4  50  1  42  50 

16  1  UMBRELLA,  tip-top  for  the  children  to 

go  to  scbool  with  I  4  00  1  38  00 

For  liPo  extra,  your  name  plainly  printed  on  inside. 

42  I  VISE,   I9i  IN.,  Iron,  Parallel  Jaws,    |  4  00  1  35  00 

To  screw  on  a  table  or  bench,  vei-y  handy,  and  an  excellent 
tool  for  50  cents. 

1  WASHBOARD,  stone,  very  nice  |  4  50  1  42  50 

16  I  WAITER,  18  inch,  japanned |  4  25  |  40  00 

4J  I  WRENCH,  Li  IN.,  Coe's  pattern  ivro't..  |  4  00  1  35  00 

Seventy -Five  Cent  Counter. 

9  I  BEST  THOUGHTS  and  DISCOURSES  Moody's  1  6  00  |  50  00 
KBcently  rsvised.  ana.74  new  pages  added. 


5  1  PLIERS  AND  WIRE  SHEARS  combined  . .  1  6  £0  |  60  00 
This  is  a  most  useful  tool,  well  made,  and  of  excelleat  steel 
and  temper.     Above  is  4^  inches  long,  and  cuts  No.  14  wire. 

18  I  PEUNING-SAW,  Boynton's  Lightning    1  6  50  1  60  00 
Eighteen  inches  long,  coarse  teeth  on  one  side,  and  fine  on  the 

other  made  to  screw  on  a  pole  when  desirable. 

8  1  SHEARS,  10  inch.  Solid   Steel  Blade, 

Nickel  Plated |  6  75  1  65  00 

This  IS  the  best  and  prettiest  pair  of  shears,  I  think,  I  ever 
saw;  they  would  be  a  beautiful  for  a  present  for  your  wife  or 
mother,  or  any  other  lady. 

1  SCOOP-SHOVEL;  steel;  good,  and  well 

made,  a  splendid  tool  for  75c |  6  00  1  54  00 

4  I  SCISSORS,  Large  size,  English  make  1  6  00  1  55  00 

Finest  English  steel  handles  and  blades;  7  in.  loner 

2  1  SILK  HANDKERCHIEF,  Beautiful 1  7  00  1  65  00 

15  1  STORY  OF  THE  BIBLE.  700  p.  and  274  ill.  1  7  00  |  65  (.0 
Will  be  eagerly  read  by  almost  any  child. 

16  I  TELEPHONE,  Bliss,  200  ft.  of  wire 1  7  25  1  70  00 

Especially  to  tell  when  bees  are  swarming,  see  p.  5S2  Nov. 
(jtLEANiNOS,  1881.  Brass  wire  especially  for  above.  10  c.  per  100  ft. 
or  40  cts.  per  lb.  of  about  5D0  feet.    By  mail,  17  c.  per  lb.  e.\tra. 

I  TOY  TRUNK,  "  Saratoga," 1  6  50  1  60  00 

Very  pretty  and  useful  tor  little  girls,  size  8x9x12. 
1  TRUNK,  very  good,  11x12x24 I  7  00 

See  50  cent  coimter. 

28  1  UMBRELLA,  good,  but  medium  size    |  5  50 

For  10c  extra,  vour  name  plainly  printed  on  Inside. 

52  1  WRENCH,  Coe's  pattern 1  6  50  1 

Malleable;  black;  15  in.  long.     Extra  heavy  and  strong. 
TINWARE. 

43  1  DISH  or  rinsing  pan,  re-tinned |  7  00  1  65  00 

19  inches  across;  21  qts.    (See  35c  coimter.) 

1  FLOUR  CAN,  10  gallons 1  6  00  1  55  00 

Holds  exactly  one  sack  of  flour.  It  is  also  excellent  for  can- 
died honey,  as  it  has  a  stout  sloping  cover,  and  Bah-  of  strong 
handles  to  lift  it  by.    It  will  hold  about  llOlbs. 


65  00 
50  00 

60  00 


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ONE-DOLLAR  COUNTER. 


ABC  BOOK  in  PAPER.    For  less  than 
10  see  advertisem't  in  Gleanings..  |  6  30  |  60  00 

Postpaid  at  SI.'  0  each. 

15  1        Cloth  bound,  25c  more,  each  book. 
20  I  ARTISTS  SKETCHING  CAMERA,  a  great  aid 

to  drawing |  9  00  1  85  00 

64  1  BOOK-SHELF  or  HONEY-STAND.   For  de-  j 

8cription,see  July  Juv.,  page  417 j    8  50  |  80  00 

This  was  primarily  designed  for  a  book-shelf,  but  makes  a 
nice  case  for  displaying  honey,  as  it  can  be  hung  up  on  a  stout 
hook  or  screw  j>\ii  ui  the  wall. 

I  CASTER,  Brittannia,  5  bottles,  a  splen- 
did caster  for  a  dollar |  9  00  1  85  00 

45  1  CLOCK,  BLACK,  enameled  iron |  9  25  1  90  00 

Called  •'  Wee-wag."  Almost  as  pretty  as  black  marble,  and 
a  good  timer. 

I  GOSPEL  HYMNS,  all  in  one  volume  (No. 

1,  2,  3,4),  words  and  music,  board  cov.  1  7  35  1  70  00 
20  I  HACK-SAW,  for  sawing  metals,  etc....  |  8  50  1  80  00 
One  dozen  blades  inchuled  with  each;  extra  blades, 5c  each, 

45r  foi- 10;  or  .liH.dU  per  IW. 

22  1  HAMMOCK,  like  those  for  75c,  but  strong- 
er and  better  made 1  8  50  1  75  00 

10  1  HOW  TO  KEEP  STORE,  a  valuable  book 

of  406  pages |  8  50  j  80  00 

For  anybody  who  sells  goods  at  retail. 

5  1  LABELS,  gummea,  per  1000 1  5  00  |  40  00 

At  this  price  they  are  to  be  one  color,  not  to  exceed  1x2  inch- 
es in  size,  nor  50  words  of  matter,  and  not  less  than  1000. 


WHEN  YOU  SEND  US  AN  OBDEB,  KEEP  A  COPY  OF  IT,  AND  THEN  YOU 
WILL  NOT  NEED  TO  ACCUSE  US  UN  JUSTLY  OP  NOT  PILLII!iG  IT. 


40 


USEFUL  AKTICLES  FOR  $1.00  AND  MORE. 


Oct. 


Poatafje.  ]  i^Pr.  of  10,  ol  100 

•30  I  MACHINE  for  PEEFOEATINO  (5-16  hole) 

separators,  or  other  sheet  metal.. .  |  8  50  |  90  00 

See  illustration  in  Sept    (Jlka.vI.viw,  18,S1. 

3  I  MOETON'S  GOLD  PEN  In  Gold  -  Plated 

Telescopic  Holder.' |  8  75  |  80  00 

20  I  NIPPEES,  best  cast  steel I  8  50  |  80  00 

Similar  to  those  usccl  liv  blaeksniiths,  but  tiuer  fiiiisli. 

LIO  I  PLIERS  AND  WIRE-SHEAKS combined....  |  8  50  |  80  00 

Same  a.s  on  75eent  counter,  but  S  inches  long,  and  cuts  No.  0 


45  I  SAW,  CARPENTEE'S,  cross-cut  or  rip.. .  |  9  00  |  85  00 

Witli  2i  in.  Square  and  Rule,  Strai^'ht  Ed{fe,  and  Scratch  Awl, 
Uisston's  make  but  stamped  Jackson  (Jorhani. 

3 1  SILE   H.iNDEEEOHIEF,   large    and    tx- 

ccedingly  pretty I  8  50  |  80  00 

2  I  SPOONS,  Tea  3  oz.,  Solid  COIN  SILVER  I  9  25  I  87  50 
With  your  three  initials  neatly  engraved  thereon.    At  this 
rate,  a  set  of  fi  will  cost  §5.15.     11  you  take  them  without  engra- 
ving, $.").00oiUv. 

I  TE'JNE,  very  good,  12x14x28 |  9  00  1  85  00 

"^^ee  M  cent  counter. 

33  I  UMBRELLA,  strong  and   serviceable     |  8  50  |  80  00 

For  IVc  e.xtra,  your  name  plainly  printed  on  inside. 

TWO-DOLLAB  COUNTER. 

•5#»  I  LUMINOUS  CLOCK I  17  50  |  150  00 

The  dial  shines  in  the  dark,  like  the  huninous  match-safes. 
No  need  to  strike  a  match  when  you  go  home  late  at  night. 

MISCELLANEOUS  COUNTER. 

FOR    $1.25. 

SILVER-PLATED  TEA-SPOONS,  per  set  of  6.    These  are 
Rogers  Bros'  celebrated   German    silver    spoons, 
plated  with  pure  silver.    If  triple-plated,  one-half 
more.    Price  of  10  sets,  f  13.00;  of  100,  $118.00.    Post- 
age per  set,  8  cents. 
Table  spoons,  just  double  the  price  of  tea  spoons. 

FOR    $1.50. 

The  "  FAIRY  QUEEN."  A  Nickel  Lever  Clock.  This 
is  among  clocks  what  the  Waterbury  is  among 
watches.  It  runs  in  any  position,  and  is  an  excellent 
timepiece;  all  are  carefully  tested  and  regulated 
here  in  our  olHce.  Requires  no  key,  and  is  all  cased 
in  metal.    With  alarm,  $2.00.    By  mail,  2.5c  extra. 

FOR  $175. 

BELL  JAC2-S0EEW,  for  raisi ng  bu ildings.  Screw  8x1  )4 ; 
will  lift  10  tons.  Rises  four  inches,  weighs  10  lbs. 
Large  size,  lU  in.  double  above  price,  and  2J4  in.  4 
times  above  price.    A  most  handy  tool  on  the  farm. 

FOR  $2.50. 

An  e.}ctni  C0T1AOE  STRIKING  CLOCK.  A  nice  good  one 
in  WiThogany  and  rosewood  case. 

FOR  $3.00. 

A  NICSEL  CLOCK,  similar  to  Fairy  Queen,  called  the 
"  BOOM."  It  strikes  the  hours  on  a  beautiful  silver- 
toned  bell.  With  a  calendar  attachment,  |;3..50.  Post- 
age on  Boom,  35  cents  extra. 

FOR  $3.50. 

KNIVES,  TABLE,  TEIPLE  PLATED  on  steel,  Rogers 
Bros.'  best,  for  six,  $1.75.    By  mail,  25cts.  extra. 

Rogers'  Bros'  best  Forks,  triple  plated  on  nickel 
silver,  to  go  with  above,  per  set  of  (J,  $3.50.  By 
mail,  $4.20. 

FOR  $3.50.   WATEBBUBY  WATCH. 

For  a  Christmas  or  New-Year's  present,  it  is  the 
prettiest  and  most  useful  article  for  a  boy,  man,  or 
even  for  a  lady,  who  teaches,  or  for  any  one  who 
needs  a  timepiece  (as  they  are  rather  small  in  size), 
of  any  thing  that  can  well  be  imagined.  The  cases 
are  nickel,  and  wear  with  a  luster,  when  carried  in 
the  pocket,  surpassing  even  silver. 

The  whole  is  put  up  in  a  very  pretty  box,  with  a 
book  of  instruction  in  the  care  of  it,  and  every  time 
I  look  at  one,  I  can  only  wonder  that  they  can  be 
furnished  for  any  such  sum  of  money.  We  shall 
have  every  one  carefully  regulated  and  tested  be- 
fore sending  them  out,  and  every  one  that  does  not 
please  you  may  be  sent  back  any  time  within  30 
days,  you  paying  all  postage.    By  buying  so  many,  I 


furnish  them,  by  the  dozen,  for  f3;J.50,  by  express. 
Not  less  than  a  whole  dozen  will  be  sold  at  this  price; 
but,  for  accommodation,  1  will  sell  two  watches 
for  $i5.75;  three  for  $9.75,  or  five  for  $15.00.  Alter 
you  have  purchased  one  watch  at  $3.50.  for  a  sam- 
ple, you  may  have  the  other  11,  for  $30.00.  A  watch' 
will  be  sent  as  a  premium  for  10  new  subscribers  to 
Gleanings  in  Bee  Cultuue,  at  $1.00  each,  or  a 
watch  and  Gleanings  for  $4.00.  Until  the  stock  is 
exhausted,  we  will  send  a  watch,  series  "  A,"  for  yicc 
)icw  liiitiscrihera. 


iST  On  first  winding  the  watch,  it  may  need  a  little  shaking 
(or  twirling  rather)  to  start  the  balance. 

Wat;;hes  can  not  be  sent  to  Canada  by  mail,  on  account  ol 
duty. 

If  you  break  a  gl.ass  in  a  Waterbuiy  watch,  mail  us  the  i-iiH. 
with" 20  c.  in  stamps,  and  we  will  send  j-ou  a  new  one.     Any  oth 
er  repairs  made  at  moderate  charges. 

-At  this  date,  Oct.  1,  l.S8:5,  we  are  selling  t.tir  nineteenth  gross 
from  the  Walerbu)y  Factor.y. 

FOR  $4.00. 

BEE-KEEPEES'  WHEELBAEEOW.  Made  all  of  metal,  e.-^ 
cept  the  box,  which  is  plain,  and  can  be  replaced  by 
any  one  who  can  use  a  hammer  and  a  saw.  For  cut 
and  further  description  see  July  Gleanings,  li<S3. 
Price,  $4.01);  2  for  $7.75,  3  for  $11.00,  or  5  for  $17..5l). 

FOR  $9.00. 

A  Seth  Thomas  CALENDAR  CLOCK.  This  is  8-day, 
spring,  strike;  the  dials  are  8  inches  in  diameter, 
figures  large  and  plain,  and  case  beautifully  fin- 
ished in  walnut  and  mahogany.  Cut  with  descrip- 
tion on  application. 

FOR  $10.00. 

We  have  once  more  in  stock,  good  strong  2-ounce 
case  AMERICAN  SILVEE  WATCH,  all  regulated  and  in 
running  order,  that  I  will  mail  to  any  address  for  the 
above  price:  and  if  it  does  not  please  you,  you  may 
return  it  within  ten  days  and  get  your  money.  Or  I 
will  send  you  the  watch  for  35  subscribers,  at  $1.00 
each.  You  can  have  either  hunting  or  open  face, 
and  such  a  watch,  for  a  present,  ought  to  make  any 
boy  (or  man  either)  happy. 

The  above  as  well  as  the  $3.50  watches  will  regu- 
late so  as  to  run  within  2  or  3  minutes  per  week;  if 
you  want  greater  accuracy  than  this,  it  will  cost  you 
more.  Say  for  a  watch  running  to  a  minute  a  week, 
(in  the  pocket)  $20.00,  and  for  a  minute  a  month. 
$40.00. 

GOODS  WE  SEND  OUT   WITHOUT  CHARGE. 

Cards  against  profanity,  two  kinds  —  one  for  juveniles,  and 
one  for  adults ;  also  cards  with  a  child's  jirayer  on  it. 


This  prie 
Envelop' 


A.  I.  ROOT,  Medina,  O. 


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